A 60ft yacht was towed to safety by Hartlepool RNLI.
The Coastguard in Humber contacted Hartlepool RNLI volunteers at 4.45pm yesterday (Wednesday) to help a 60ft yacht, which had one person on board that had suffered mechanical failure off the Headland, Hartlepool.
The all weather lifeboat 'Betty Huntbatch' and volunteer crew launched at 5.05pm and was alongside the yacht shortly afterwards at 5.15pm.
The yacht was towed to Hartlepool Marina where the Hartlepool RNLI inshore lifeboat 'Solihull' assisted with the tow into the marina.
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Both boats returned to the Ferry Road lifeboat station at 6pm and were refuelled and made ready for service by 6.20pm.
Hartlepool RNLI station mechanic and second coxswain, Garry Waugh said: "This was a typical tow job that the volunteer crew train for on a regular basis and good team work meant that the yacht and its skipper were brought back safely to the marina."
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