Yacht towed after engine failure By Jane Candlish July 25 2014, 11:26 am July 25 2014, 11:26 am Share Yacht towed after engine failure Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/297195/yacht-towed-after-engine-failure/ Copy Link The lifeboat crew found the man who had been stranded all night A yacht which broke down off the coast of Barra has been rescued by the local lifeboat. The John North suffered engine failure at around 8.50am while 12 miles south of Castlebay. The 28ft vessel had just one man on board. A spokesman for Stornoway Coastguard said that Barra lifeboat was towing the yacht to Castlebay.
