boat engine failure South West

mouth of River Wye, near Chepstow

Sunday, 28 June 2020

Five people were rescued from a boat with engine failure that was taking on water in the mouth of the River Wye near Chepstow. Two lifeboats from Severn Area Rescue Association responded and managed to restart the engine, reduce the water ingress, and escort the vessel safely back to Beachley Slip.

Outcome: vessel escorted safely back to Beachley Slip with crew assistance

Responding team

Severn Area Rescue Association — team website ↗

Source

Lifeboats launched as boat's engines fail in mouth of River Wye news · gloucestershirelive.co.uk

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