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    A yacht on the rocks with a discarded green trawl net wrapped around the propeller

    Discarded trawl net to blame for the total loss of a 42ft yacht in southern Ireland

    • April 18, 2024

    The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report concluded that a discarded trawl net "was the root cause" of the loss of the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42i, Inish Ceinn

    The grounded yacht at Greenock. Credit: Craig Scholte

    Lessons learned after yacht sinks during grounding recovery

    • September 14, 2016

    “We deserved to get away with a few scratches and a bit of embarrassment, not to get the boat sunk” says yacht owner Alex Renton.

    Yacht rescued after running aground on Bognor Rocks. Credit: Littlehampton RNLI/Rob Devo

    Mayday call from yacht aground on Bognor Rocks

    • March 24, 2016

    A single-handed sailor transmitted a Mayday call when his yacht ran aground on Bognor Rocks and he feared it holed and at risk of sinking

    Dunmore East RNLI with sinking yacht. Credit: Rescue 117/Irish Coast Guard

    Unmanned yacht grounded off the Irish coast

    • September 23, 2015

    A 10m yacht that ran aground two miles north of Hook Head, in County Wexford, Ireland is believed to have drifted free from its moorings.

    Grounded yacht rescue in fog. Credit: Torbay Coastguard

    ‘Challenging rescue’ of grounded yacht in dense fog

    • April 15, 2015

    A single-handed sailor was rescued when his yacht ran aground in dense fog on rocks off the coast of Devon.

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