Yacht crew rescued by lifeboat after engine problems

Image source, RNLI

Image caption, Two people were onboard the yacht when it broke down on Sunday night
At a glance
  • Two people on a yacht were rescued after the boat broke down on Sunday
  • Exmouth's RNLI lifeboat was launched at about 21:18 BST to the vessel
  • The yacht's engine had malfunctioned, the RNLI confirmed

A yacht has been rescued by an RNLI lifeboat crew after it broke down off the Devon coast on Sunday night.

The Exmouth RNLI lifeboat was launched at 21:18 BST to attend the 9.4m (31 ft) yacht, which had a two-person crew.

They had tried unsuccessfully many times to restart the vessel's engine.

The engine had malfunctioned and had a broken impeller, a rotating disc used to increase pressure and flow of water.

The vessel was escorted to safety at about 22:37 BST along the River Exe at Starcross.

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