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Exmouth RNLI tows stricken vessel back to safety

Published: 1:32 PM May 5, 2009    Updated: 6:07 PM December 11, 2020

EXMOUTH RNLI on Monday evening towed a 20-foot cabin cruiser with two people aboard to safety after it suffered gearbox failure.

EXMOUTH RNLI on Monday evening towed a 20-foot cabin cruiser with two people aboard to safety after it suffered gearbox failure.

The all-weather lifeboat was launched after another vessel's attempt to tow the stricken vessel failed.

The broken-down boat was taken back to Exmouth.

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