Oban lifeboat goes to aid drifting yacht

The volunteer crew of Oban lifeboat Mora Edith MacDonald were called into action by the Coastguard yesterday (Monday June 18).

At 3.02pm the lifeboat was called out following a yacht being discovered adrift in the Sound of Mull, off Craignure.

The RNLI crew left the berth with seven members aboard at 3.09pm and proceeded to Craigure, rendezvousing with the yacht, which had been taken in tow by an Ocean Youth Trust Scotland vessel Alba Explorer.

The lifeboat came alongside the yacht, transferring two crew onto the vessel and establishing an alongside tow. The yacht was checked and is believed to have broken free from a mooring in Craignure bay. The yacht was towed to Craignure, leaving her on her mooring at 4.15pm, under observation from Craignure Coastguard Rescue Team.

Oban lifeboat then left, arriving back in Oban at 4.52pm.