3 June: In high winds and rough seas, a dismasted yacht drifted towards the dangerous cliffs and tidal race of St Alban’s Head, Dorset. The yacht had been swamped and her cockpit filled with water. Swanage’s Mersey class lifeboat was quickly on scene and, with some difficulty, set up a tow. Once in more sheltered waters, two lifeboat crew members jumped onboard the yacht, cut away her broken rigging and set up a more secure tow for the trip to Poole Harbour, where Poole lifeboat took over.