Date of Incident:
28/06/2023
Station:
NCI Stone Point
Incident Summary:
Passing yacht reported to HMCG a yacht was aground. NCI advised they had visual, and gave correct position. ILB and CRT tasked, LB crew found no-one on yacht, but found a used flair.
Owner located, returned to casualty vessel and waited for tide to refloat vessel. ILB stood down, but CRT waited with vessel.
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
MCA/HMCG
MCA:
Yes
MCA No.:
520830
Casualty Type:
Sailing Vessel
Cause of Incident:
Vessel - Stranding or Grounding