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Whitby – Yacht club vessel comes to aid of stranded jet ski
The RNLI said the vessel from Whitby Yacht Club was returning from the Netherlands on Saturday evening around 8pm when it was alerted by the Coastguard to the presence of the drifting jet ski which had broken down.
The Whitby inshore lifeboat was launched around the same time as the small pleasure craft was drifting south towards Ravenscar.
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The yacht an eye on the jet skier until the RNLI inshore lifeboat arrived and towed the jet ski back to the nearest safe haven.
Neil Williamson, from Whitby RNLI, was on board the yacht.
He said: “It was a good job that the person aboard the jet ski had a phone with him as he could have ended up a long way from home.
“It just shows the importance of carrying a means of calling for help, as you never know when you might need it.”
The RNLI recommend carrying a VHF radio when at sea as it is not always possible to get a mobile signal.
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