Stricken yacht rescued from Shingles Bank

A 30ft Dutch yacht with a broken rudder was rescued in treacherous conditions just west of the notorious Shingles Bank off the Needles Rocks, Isle of Wight.

Sniffy the seadog rescue. Credit: Fraserburgh Lifeboat

Sniffy the dog and his owner were rescued by the RNLI after their yacht's steering failed off the North East coast of Scotland.

Carrybridge RNLI

The 25ft Bayliner burnt itself out and sank into shallow waters close to the shoreline on Upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh