Incident: De-masted sailing vessel

10.43 Following call from HMCG, watchkeepers located a sailing vessel de-masted and continued observation until help arrived

11.05 RNLI lifeboat arrived.

11.30 Member of RNLI boarded the stricken vessel

The yacht with 2 people on board was towed to safety

12.06 Watchkeepers advised HMCG vessel was safely moored in estuary