The Bermudian tugboat Faithful went to sea last night to rescue two fishing boats whose engines had broken down100 miles to the north of Bermuda.

Harbour Radio has been assisting the Newfoundland fishing boats Triple Cees and Csee Ya Man as they experienced engine trouble over the last 36 hours, a spokesman said last night.

When the boat engines broke down again yesterday evening the decision was made to bring them in.

The Faithful left port around 6 p.m. last night and was likely to reach the fishing vessels around 2 or 3 a.m. today. It will take more than ten hours to return to the Island again, he said.