Port St Mary Lifeboat crew responded to a yacht’s mayday call three miles off the Calf of Man.
On Thursday (July 24), Port St Mary lifeboat responded to a mayday call from an 36ft yacht with two persons onboard.
The lifeboat soon located the vessel and assessed that the crew onboard the yacht were not injured and resolved that a tow was necessary.
Mayday
The yacht, which was travelling from Bangor, Northern Ireland to Port St Mary, had lost power due to overheating and the bilges were filling with hydraulic fluid.
The yacht’s crew had previously issued a pan pan radio distress call on VHF radio.
A tow was established at 5:30pm and Coxswain Morgan Guy decided to proceed to Port St Mary.
The casualty vessel was safely moored alongside on the Breakwater at 6:35pm where it was handed over to the care of the local Coastguard Rescue Team.
Responsible
For Jane-Ann Thompson, this was her second shout since qualifying as a crew member and securing her coveted pager.
Lifeboat Operations Manager, Mike Teare, said that the yacht’s crew had acted in a responsible way by sending out a pan pan alert initially, but having received no reply they were left with no alternative but to send out a mayday which is the most serious marine distress call.
The lifeboat was refuelled and washed down and placed back on the mooring at 6:45pm and advised ready for the next shout by 7:20pm.
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