12/08/2005
Baltimore Lifeboat tows yachts with
engine failure to safety
At 10:28 on Friday 12th August,
Valentia Coastguard notified the Baltimore Lifeboat Station
of a yacht in difficulty 2 miles South of the Harbour. Hilda
Jarrett, the Tyne class all-weather lifeboat was launched
at 10:34, in calm weather conditions.
The Lifeboat discovered the
yacht, Murmer, with her sails up 3.42 miles south
of Baltimore at 10.57. The Bristol based yacht had broken
down with gearbox failure. There were two people on board.
The Lifeboat requested that the yacht furl up its sails and
they put one of the Lifeboat crew onboard to secure a tow.
This was complete at 11:07. The lifeboat towed the Murmer
back to Baltimore Harbour. The lifeboat was made ready for
service again at 12:30.
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