TWO CREW RESCUED AFTER YACHT SINKS

At this afternoon, Dover Coastguard received notification that an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) had been activated and the position indicated from the Beacon placed the vessel off the coast near Hythe.

A subsequent 999 call was also received from a man indicating that his motor cruiser had hit a submerged object and he and his son had taken to their liferaft.

Dover Coastguard requested the Dover Police boat D99 attend and also requested the launch of the Dover RNLI lifeboat. The Canadian Naval vessel Quest which was alerted to the distress by Dover Coastguard proceeded as well as the Hythe Range boats Smit Romney and Smit Rother.

The police boat D99 arrived as the same time as the rescue craft from the Canadian ship. The rescue craft recovered the man and his son to the boat before transferring them to the police boat, which subsequently transferred them to the lifeboat.

The man and his son had departed Dover and had taken to their liferaft after their motor cruiser started to sink. They activated their 406 Mhz beacon which gives the Coastguard a position.

Peter Legg, Senior Watch Manager at Dover Coastguard said:

“This incident highlights the benefits of owning and using an EPIRB in a distress situation as we were able to alert nearby vessels to the situation and resolve the incident quickly.”

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