Published:
9:32 AM May 7, 2021
Updated:
9:40 AM May 7, 2021
The motor-powered yacht was travelling from Lowestoft to Wells-next-the-Sea when the boat lost power, disabling its engine and leaving it cut off and adrift
- Credit: RNLI Wells
A yacht was towed to safety with its crew after it was left drifting in the North Sea when a rope got tangled in its propeller.
The motor-powered yacht was travelling from Lowestoft to Wells when the boat lost power, disabling its engine and leaving it cut off and adrift between Salthouse and Weybourne on May 6.
The light north-west wind made sailing difficult, and the vessel picked up a piece of rope, which became entangled on the propeller, causing the power cut and leaving her to drift.