Lifeboat crew rescues yacht during training exercise
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 15:02 · Archive
A Felixstowe lifeboat crew rescued a yacht in distress near Wadgate Ledge on Sunday.
A Felixstowe lifeboat crew on a training exercise responded to a yacht in distress near Wadgate Ledge on Sunday at approximately 1.10pm. With guidance from the National Coastwatch Institution Felixstowe, the crew located the vessel and first escorted it before towing it to Harwich Ha'penny Pier.
On arrival at the pier, the crew was met by the Harbour Master and the Walton Coastguard Rescue Team. The lifeboat team said on social media: 'Having safely delivered the yacht and its crew to a safe location, our volunteers returned to Suffolk Yacht Harbour, where additional crew were waiting to assist with preparing the lifeboat for its next shout, whenever that might be.'
How it is being reported
- Yacht in distress turns training exercise into real rescue missionFelixstowe lifeboat crew rescued and towed a yacht in distress near Wadgate Ledge to Harwich Ha’penny Pier.East Anglian Daily Times · 19 Oct, 14:48
- Yacht in distress turns training exercise into real rescue missionFelixstowe lifeboat crew rescued and towed a yacht in distress near Wadgate Ledge to Harwich Ha’penny Pier.Ipswich Star · 19 Oct, 14:48
In this story: Felixstowe lifeboat crew · National Coastwatch Institution Felixstowe · Wadgate Ledge · Harwich Ha'penny Pier · Walton Coastguard Rescue Team · Suffolk Yacht Harbour
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