Volunteers from Barrow RNLI were called out to rescue a yacht which had begun to take on water.
The crew was called at around 9.35pm last night, April 21, to the 21ft yacht, with one person aboard, which was seven miles west of Walney lighthouse.
They launched the all weather lifeboat Grace Dixon, under the command of coxswain Shaun Charnley.
A spokesman said: “One of the lifeboat crew was transferred on to the casualty vessel and after assessing the situation and establishing that the casualty wasn’t sinking, it was decided to escort the casualty back to Walney Channel.
“However, the vessel experienced further issues and with no suitable mooring available in Walney Channel, the casualty was taken to the Port of Barrow where it was berthed at a pontoon in the dock system.”
The Barrow lifeboat was stood down just before 1am and it was then able to return to its mooring near to the Roa Island Boathouse. With the lifeboat slipway undergoing planned maintenance and not available, the crew were transferred back to the Boathouse by means of the boarding boat.
