Portrush lifeboat goes to rescue of yacht with engine trouble off the Skerries

Portrush lifeboat goes to rescue of yacht with engine trouble off the Skerries

Portrush’s RNLI inshore lifeboat came to the rescue of a yacht with engine trouble on Wedmesday, April 8.

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An eight metre yacht with one person on board was safely brought to shore off the Causeway Coast on Wednesday morning, April 8, after suffering engine trouble near the Skerries, prompting a call-out for Portrush RNLI’s inshore lifeboat. The volunteer crew was tasked by HM Coastguard at 11.29am following reports that the vessel was in difficulty off the Skerries, close to Portrush Harbour. In calm spring conditions, with clear skies, good visibil…