Men admit 'discretion was better than valour' after lifeboat rescue
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Joe Walker
joewalker@thekmgroup.co.uk
Lifeboat crews raced to rescue two
men yesterday after they were left stranded on a broken-down
boat.
Antony Barratt and his brother-in-law Graham
Manning called for help after their 26ft catamaran Nepeta
spluttered to a halt near the Kentish Flats wind farm.
The lifeboat was launched at 1.35pm
and found the men eight miles north east of Whitstable.
The wind farm workboat Meriel D had also
arrived at the scene and was standing by the stricken craft.
Its anchor was recovered and the boat was
towed back to shore by the Whitstable lifeboat.
Mr Barratt, who lives in Slough, said: “We
were heading from Maldon to Chichester under sail when the rigging
snagged and locked solid off Essex. We continued for another six
hours under engine power but then the engine coughed and stopped
when we were near to the wind farm.
“We decided that discretion was better than
valour so called for assistance and we were very pleased to see the
lifeboat.”
The breakdown was caused by a fuel line
failure.
Sunday, January 29 2012
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