The crew of Barra lifeboat assisted yacht stuck on a reef on Friday.
The Rebel - with two people onboard - grounded at the mouth of Loch Skipport, South
Uist as the tide was going out.
The RNLI lifeboat arrived at the scene at 10.15pm Thursday and stood-by until the
tide came back in in the early hours of Friday.
The lifeboat’s inflatable tender boat was used to tow the yacht off on the flood
tide at 3.45am.
Barra lifeboat towed the craft to Lochboisdale harbour for repairs to a damaged rudder.
Sail yacht grounds on reef 13/6/14
RNLI Barra
