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Disabled yacht towed to Tynemouth

The "Baxkiste" was towed to safety by Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat on May 28, 2015, in the evening after the vessel's engine failed, leaving it and her six crew in difficulty eight miles south east of the Tyne piers. The skipper of the yacht called for assistance as they were passing the north east coast during a race from the German island of Heligoland to Edinburgh. Humber Coastguard requested the Tynemouth RNLI all weather lifeboat to launch at 8.16 p.m. which reached the Baxkiste 20 minutes later. The lifeboat crew assessed the situation and The B"axkiste" sailed without assistance part of the way to the Tyne before her sails were lowered and the lifeboat's tow rope attached. The yacht was then towed to Royal Quays Marina and once safely tied up, the lifeboat returned to station, arriving back at 9.50 p.m. The rescue came just a day after the lifeboat was launched to another German yacht 85 miles out to sea after its emergency distress beacon was activated, however this was found to be a false alarm by an RAF rescue helicopter sent to investigate, and the lifeboat was stood down and returned after travelling 20 miles out to sea. Report with photo: http://rnli.org/NewsCentre/Pages/German-yacht-brought-to-safety-by-Tynemouth-RNLI-lifeboat.aspx