Yacht Aground and RYA SafeTrx

The team was out on Monday morning responding to reports of a yacht washed ashore near the Mowlem.

On arrival, it was evident that the yacht had dragged its mooring from the sailing club area and had blown ashore in the strong Easterly wind.

Two Coastguards kitted up in water rescue responder suits, and, protected by the rest of the team acting as spotters and armed with throwlines, the pair walked out to the vessel to check there was no-one in difficulty on board. 

Having confirmed there was no-one on board, the team checked for any damage and any resulting pollution and then set about trying to find its owner.   A note and phone number on the cabin door led us to a local individual who in turn contacted the owner who attended.

HM Coastguard has a voluntary boat registration scheme whereby owners can their register details and when a boat ends up in difficulty such as this one did, it's easy for the Coastguard Operations Rooms to identify and contact the owner.  Regular sailors may know it as the CG66 scheme, although these days the register is run in conjunction with the RYA and is called RYA SafeTrx.  Why not register your boat now?  It's free and it means we can reach you quicker if we need to get in touch!
https://www.gov.uk/register-boat-coastguard-safety-scheme