The volunteer crew of New Quay all weather lifeboat were awoken from their post Saturday night slumber by a 7.30am call from the Coastguard on Sunday morning, July 25th. A catamaran had broken down and was positioned south of Aberporth head.
The boat had engine failure, which was believed to be caused by fuel problems. Two crew members went aboard, fixed a tow rope and the yacht was successfully brought into New Quay harbour in calm sea conditions with light winds.
Coxswain Daniel Potter said: ‘This was a very straightforward operation. The crew are trained to respond quickly whatever the time of day or night and a 7.30am call on a Sunday presents no problems.’
This rescue followed another call on Friday afternoon to rescue three people stranded by the tide on rocks near Traeth Gwyn in New Quay. The inshore lifeboat was quickly despatched to the scene and the three people were brought back to the harbour.
