LIFEBOAT crews rescued two people from a motor cruiser which had become stranded on a sandbank in the Humber yesterday.
The coastguard received calls from the crew of the Lady Gwen at 11.30am, after she became grounded in the South Ferriby area.
However, when crews arrived at the scene they were unable to get near the vessel, which was in the middle of the sandbank.
After ensuring neither of the people aboard were injured and it was safe to remain on the boat, the crew decided the safest course of action was to wait for the tide to return.
Simeon Hamilton, coxswain at Humber Rescue said: "In these situations it is often much safer to leave the stricken vessel until the next high tide.
"In the case of the Lady Gwen, she was grounded so high on the sandbank it was impossible to get out rescue boat alongside".
Rescue boats were re-launched at around 7.30pm and successfully towed the Lady Gwen back into South Ferriby for inspection.
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