ISLAY RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew was called to the aid of a yacht that had run aground in Lagavulin Bay on Monday June 27.
Despite fair conditions, with a rising tide and a moderate northwest wind, the grounded yacht, the Equinox, which was carrying a crew of four, was being driven further onto the rocky shore.
Islay RNLI lifeboat Helmut Schroder of Dunlossit II was launched at 3.51pm and reached the stranded yacht at 4.55pm.