Oban Lifeboat comes to the rescue of stricken yacht off Port Appin
Oban Lifeboat helped a 31-foot yacht that had become stern tied in strong westerly winds just off Port Appin on Saturday.
The yacht had become tangled in the pick-up rope from a mooring which had then fouled its rudder.
The vessel reported it was recording 40 knots of wind at its masthead and it was agreed that there was a possibility the rudder might fail, creating a risk of the yacht being driven ashore.
Oban Lifeboat arrived alongside just before midday and the volunteer crew manoeuvred the Shannon class The Campbell-Watson alongside, passing a tow rope to the yacht’s bow and then carefully, without putting any added pressure on the yacht’s rudder, brought the bow round into the wind so the pressure on the rudder could be eased.
The skipper was then able to release the entanglement and secure the yacht safely onto the mooring, after which the tow rope was recovered and the lifeboat stood down and returned to Oban.
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