Man and dog rescued from grounded 24ft yacht

Two Poole RNLI lifeboats were launched just before 1pm on November 8 after HM Coastguard received reports of a 24ft yacht in difficulty near the River Frome. The crew had recently taken part in the Remembrance Parade in Poole Park and set out still wearing RNLI guernseys and shirts. With the tide dropping and visibility worsening, both lifeboats reached the scene and found the yacht aground outside the channel. The D class inshore lifeboat approached and transferred a crew member aboard, after it was confirmed that both the main engine and auxiliary engine had failed. The crew member and his dog were taken to the D class lifeboat and then transferred to the Atlantic 85 lifeboat before the boats returned to station to meet family members. It was Poole station’s 118th and 119th launches of the year.