Burnham-on-Sea lifeboat volunteers were called out on Thursday evening (May 14) after a yacht reported engine difficulties in the Bristol Channel.
The vessel was travelling from Burnham-on-Sea to Watchet when its engine overheated. Milford Haven Coastguard contacted the crew at 5.43pm, requesting assistance for the yacht.
Burnham’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Doris Day and Brian, was launched to carry out a welfare check on board. The crew quickly located the yacht and confirmed those on board were safe.
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Duty Launch Authority Lyndon Baker explains: "We located the casualty without difficulty and our crew escorted the yacht back to the safety of the Burnham-on-Sea Sailing Club pontoons. This she did under her own sail and engine power."
After completing the tasking, the lifeboat was stood down and returned to the slipway, where it was recovered and made ready for service again by the volunteer shore crew.
The RNLI station at Burnham-on-Sea is equipped with two lifeboats: an 8.5-metre-long Atlantic 85 named Doris Day and Brian, plus a smaller 4.95-metre D-class IB1 inflatable named Burnham Reach. The station was officially opened on 15th May 2004, and has been operational since December 2004.
Founded in 1824, the RNLI is a charity whose volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the coasts of the UK and Ireland. They operate independently of the coastguard and government, and have saved over 146,700 lives since their founding.
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