Port Erin RNLI lifeboat was launched on Saturday after reports of two people aboard a 5.5-metre vessel that had run out of fuel north of Fleshwick Bay.
At approximately 1.30pm, the lifeboat launched with helm Tony Mitchell and volunteer crew Iain Wilkinson, Liam Farrar, and Matthew Perry on board.
The lifeboat reached the casualty vessel, where the crew confirmed the occupants were “safe and well but had run out of fuel.”
Due to concerns the vessel could drift onto rocks, the crew decided to take it under tow to Port Erin.
A lifeboat crew member boarded the stranded boat as the passengers were “unsure of the best place to fasten the tow rope.”
Once in Port Erin Bay, the crew switched to an alongside tow to the jetty, meeting shore crew and Port Erin Coastguard.
RNLI Helm Tony Mitchell said: “As we see an increase in pleasure craft in our inshore waters for the summer months, it is a timely reminder for vessel owners to always carry a means of calling for help, flotation devices for all on board, and to also ensure that there is adequate fuel onboard for the journey being undertaken.
“Should something go wrong, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard.”
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