Thurso lifeboat rescues stricken yacht off Tongue

This was the Thurso lifeboat crew going to the rescue of a stricken yacht off Tongue yesterday.

The team had been paged for a second time in five days to assist a yacht off the north Sutherland coast.

Shetland Coastguard paged the Thurso crew at 4.05pm after the German registered yacht Avanti suffered engine problems two to three miles north of the Kyle of Tongue, and due to a lack of wind, she was unable to use her sails.

The RNLI Severn class Lifeboat The Taylors arrived on scene at 5.30pm where sea and weather conditions were good. The crew quickly established a tow and took the 11 meter yacht with three persons on board under tow back to Scrabster, where they arrived safely ay 8.45pm.

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