Hout Bay Yacht Rescue Tow

Brad Geyser, NSRI Hout Bay station commander said: “NSRI Hout Bay were activated on Saturday 3 April at 17h18 following a request for assistance from the local yacht Roly Poly reporting engine and electric failure outside the harbour entrance and requiring a tow into the harbour.

“Owner and skipper Nigel Allsop and his 3 crewmen, one of whom is trainee NSRI Hout Bay volunteer Amri Liebenberg, had put the yacht to anchor just outside of the harbour entrance in 25 knot winds after total motor and electric failure forced them to abandon plans of trying to enter the harbour under her own power.

“Our NSRI duty crew launched our rescue craft MTU Nadine Gordimer and Albie Matthews and on arrival on-scene a tow-line was rigged and the yacht was towed to her berth.

“Our NSRI duty crew then returned to the scene to recover the yachts anchor and anchor chain which had been abandoned by the yacht during the operation and once recovered they were returned to the owner.

“There were no injuries during the successful operation.”