Date of Incident:
30/07/2025
Station:
NCI Porthcawl
Incident Summary:
Yacht issued a Pan Pan re. broken rudder, and aground. NCI called HMCG with update. 2 POB, visible and aground at bay. Monitoring requested. ILB and CRT tasked. ILB advised a second yacht was in
danger of going aground. Second yacht then ran aground, 2 POB and issued Pan Pan. Second ILB tasked. Casualties from both vessels were recovered, and both vessels towed to marina.
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
MCA/HMCG
MCA:
Yes
Casualty Type:
Sailing Vessel
Cause of Incident:
Vessel - Stranding or Grounding