Angle lifeboat alerted twice in two days to help yachts
(WorldNews Africa)

A 13 metre yacht, which fouled her propeller two miles south-west of Skomer Island, was towed to safety on Thursday (August 17) by Angle RNLI`s all weather lifeboat. The Tamar class lifeboat Mark Mason was launched at 1.29am, at the request of the UK Coastguard, after a `pan pan` broadcast from the yacht, which was on passage from Milford Haven to Ireland with five people on board. The yacht`s propeller had become fouled on a pot buoy, anchoring her to the seabed, and she was unable to free herself. The lifeboat arrived on the scene at 2.05am to find the yacht lying stern to the weather and tide with the pot buoy being visible as the yacht was pitching and rolling due to the sea conditions....