Ross-shire yacht duo in difficulty trigger shout out for East Sutherland Rescue Association lifeboat
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A LIFEBOAT crew sprang into action at the weekend on reports of a yacht in difficulties in a stretch of water in Easter Ross.
East Sutherland Rescue Association (ESRA) was tasked by the Coastguard at 11.49am to a small motor yacht without power in Inver Bay by Portmahomack.
Glen Cassley launched at approximately 12.07pm with three crew members on board.
Following a choppy crossing to Inver two hours after high tide, crew located the yacht with two people on board dragging her anchor approximately 1km from Inver Community Centre.
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It was successfully towed back into Inver and tied to an anchor buoy.
The lifeboat was back at Dornoch Station for 1.30pm.
A coastguard spokeswoman said of the duo in difficulties: “They did the right thing in calling us.”
Esra is one of a handful of independent lifeboat stations in Scotland.
It was set up in 1981 after local people were concerned about the level of water-borne emergency response available.
The Dornoch-based group celebrated the arrival of a new vessel funded by Wildland Ltd, the company owned by Danish tycoon and Sutherland land owner Anders Holch Povlsen.
