Sunderland lifeboat rescues yacht at sea
The Sunderland RNLI was called to rescue a yacht which had broken down off the coast.
At 2pm today volunteers were requested by the UK Coastguard to lauch the Atlantic 85 Lifeboat to a yacht which had suffered engine failure.
A spokesman for the Sunderland RNLI, said: "Our crew quickly located Yacht ‘Freyr’ approximately one mile south east of Sunderland Harbour and took her safely under tow back to Sunderland Marina."