Photo by ferry passenger Dave Wilson
A dismasted yacht in the English Channel had a bit of luck on Sunday after passengers on board a Brittany Ferries ship noticed the vessel was in distress.
The Mont St Michael had been heading to Portsmouth from Caen and was 3/4 of the way through its journey when a passenger is believed to have alerted the captain to the yacht at around 5pm.
It’s not yet known whether the crew had access to VHF communications as they were seen making hand signals at the captain.
Passenger Anna Wyse, who was returning from a holiday in France, said: “It was quite a healthy swell and I guess about mid force five. They said over the intercom that the captain had to divert the ship to help a yacht in distress. Read more at www.ybw.com.
