RED BAY AND LARNE | 25 AUGUST

A 10m yacht was broaching in heavy seas off Torr Head on the north Antrim coast, and was in danger of being dismasted.

Her crew of four needed urgent assistance. Battling a 3m swell and a force 6 wind, two crew members from Red Bay's B class inshore lifeboat jumped aboard the yacht to cut the rigging and make her safe. That done, Red Bay's crew and the crew of Lame's all-weather lifeboat escorted the yacht back to the safe haven of Glenarm Marina.