Maldon: Yacht towed to safety after broken rudder (From Essex County Standard)
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Maldon: Yacht towed to safety after broken rudder
11:39am Sunday 14th October 2012 in News
Maldon: Yacht towed to safety after broken rudder
Coastguards and lifeboats had to tow a 16-foot yacht to safety after it became stuck on the River Blackwater.
The sailing yacht, with one person on-board, ran into difficulties off Osea Island yesterday evening after its rudder broke.
The Thames Coastguard, West Mersea RNLI and the South Woodham Coastguard attended at 8.15pm to tow the boat into Maldon.
