Date of Incident:
08/05/2025
Station:
NCI St Alban's Head
Incident Summary:
Neighbouring NCI station called to ask if they could see a yacht with a broken tiller, and 1 crew unwell. Search was negative. Vessel had no VHF so comms by phone only. AWLB found vessel and towed
it to safe harbour.
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
MCA/HMCG
MCA:
Yes
MCA No.:
014505
Casualty Type:
Sailing Vessel
Cause of Incident:
Vessel - Steering Failure