Bridlington RNLI crew member attends first rescue since qualifying as a Shannon mechanic

Regular crew member Jordan Harrison qualified as a Shannon mechanic in January this year and the tasking was his first rescue in the mechanics position.

Mr Harrison and the other members of the Bridlington volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew launched at 10:53pm on Friday September 2 at the request of the Coastguard.

They were called to assist a 35-foot yacht that had lost all propulsion after an issue with its propeller.

The yacht was approximately one mile north of North Landing, Flamborough and was pitching and rolling considerably in the 1.5 metre south easterly swell in the south easterly force 4-5 winds.

It was considered necessary for one of the lifeboat crew to go aboard the yacht to make a full appraisal of the situation.

A decision was made to attach a tow rope and the vessels began the return to Bridlington harbour.

The towing operation went ahead without any issues and the vessels managed to make it into the harbour with just enough water in an ebbing tide.

The yacht was moored safety at the fish market quay and handed over to the Coastguards.

The lifeboat was returned to the beach for recovery at 1:15 am.

Speaking on the RNLI Bridlington Lifeboats Facebook page, Mr Harrison stated after the incident: “It was good to finally put into practice all my training as a mechanic and get down to work in a full rescue.”