Yacht towed to safety in Shetland By Richard Rooney July 13 2015, 11:03 am July 13 2015, 11:03 am Share Yacht towed to safety in Shetland Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/636341/yacht-towed-to-safety-in-shetland/ Copy Link An RNLI Stornoway Lifeboat. A yacht with two people on board was towed to safety after it ran aground in Shetland yesterday evening. The 36ft vessel, named Calico Martlet, put out a mayday call to Shetland Coastguard after getting into trouble just off Cullivoe, Yell. Aith lifeboat was launched at 7.55pm but upon arrival, a local fishing boat had managed to tow the yacht off the bank. A Coastguard spokesman said that the yacht was berthed alongside the pier at Cullivoe by about 8.20pm and that no rescue helicopter was required.
