A SMALL sail boat with a failed engine off Dinas Head made a 'mayday' call as it was being swept towards the rocks in the early evening of Wednesday, May 28.
The 17ft lugger was caught in rough seas and a strong current when the outboard engine failed and refused to re-start. Despite the crew deploying the anchor the sail boat still dragged towards the Dinas Head cliffs.
Using a VHF radio a 'mayday' call was made to HM Coastguard and both the all-weather RNLI lifeboat and inshore lifeboat, with a full volunteer crew, launched just after 6pm.
The two male and female adult crew, holidaymakers from the Midlands, had inflated their lifejackets and were clearly frightened when the all weather lifeboat arrived and they were relieved to be taken under tow back to Newport Parrog where they had originally launched.
Once safely ashore the two lifeboats returned to the Fishguard base at 8pm.
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