A YACHT, with on person on board, ran aground outside Troon Harbour on Saturday afternoon.

At 2.57pm on Saturday, September 2 Troon lifeboat were made aware of a 34ft boat stranded on Crab Rock.

RNLI members attended and launched the all-weather and inshore lifeboats to assist. 

The crew member was taken aboard the inshore lifeboat and was transferred to the lifeboat station where he was met by the Ayr Coastguard Rescue Team.

The crew of D class inshore lifeboat ‘Telford Shopping Centre’ approached the vessel and spoke to the sole occupant. The yacht was assessed by the lifeboat crew and did not appear to be taking on water.

As it was approaching low water, it was agreed that an anchor would be dropped and the crew member of the yacht would be transferred ashore to wait for the tide to rise so the boat could be retrieved.

At about 6pm, the inshore lifeboat was able to re-attend and was able to remove the yacht from the rocks and tow it to Troon marina where it was secured alongside.

It then returned to station where it was recovered and made ‘ready for service’.