A FAMILY travelling round the coast of Britain were rescued by a lifeboat crew on Sunday afternoon.
Dunbar’s lifeboat volunteers were called out after a 20-metre motor yacht got caught in creel lines two miles north-east of Torness Power Station.
The all-weather lifeboat 'John Neville Taylor' launched from Dunbar Harbour at about 1.45pm and was on scene 30 minutes later.
The family on board had been travelling from Holy Island, Northumberland, to Edinburgh as part of a round-Britain trip when their propeller and rudder became entangled, leaving the vessel snared and unable to steer.
After assessing all available options, coxswain Gary Fairbairn advised the skipper how to cut his boat free before setting up a tow to bring the yacht into Dunbar Harbour.
As the lifeboat neared the harbour entrance, the crew brought the larger vessel alongside ahead of the delicate transfer through the narrow harbour entrance.
The yacht was safely berthed at 4pm, with the crew none the worse for their ordeal.
It was the second call-out in 48 hours and the fourth in 10 days for the Dunbar volunteers.
Ian Wilson, lifeboat operations manager, said: “It’s been a busy and varied few days for our lifeboats and the crews have responded brilliantly, particularly today, when it was wonderful to watch the skills of coxswain Gary and his crew confidently bringing two big boats through a relatively small gap into the harbour.”
If you get into trouble on the water, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
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