The tall ship came to the rescue of a 47-foot yacht on Friday after the vessel struck a reef and disabled its steering near North East Breaker Beacon, Harbour Radio said.

A posting on Harbour Radio?s website said the , which was leaving Bermuda, and S/V, which was anchored in Castle Harbour were both directed to help , which had damaged both rudders.

Harbour Radio said was close by and towed the yacht, which had five people on board, back to St. George?s.

In other shipping news, called into King?s Wharf in Dockyard from New York with 2,525 passengers on Monday morning with and departed the same day for Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas at 5 p.m.

arrived in Hamilton from Cape Liberty, New Jersey on Monday morning in Hamilton with 1,508 passengers and shifts to Penno?s Wharf, St. George?s this morning and will return to Cape Liberty on Thursday afternoon.

The sailed into Penno?s Wharf, St. George?s on Monday with 1,697 passengers from Philadelphia before shifting to Hamilton and will return to Philadelphia on Thursday morning.docked at King?s Wharf, Dockyard yesterday morning from Cape Liberty, New Jersey and will return to Cape Liberty this afternoon.

The pulled into Ordnance Island, St. George?s yesterday morning from Boston with 1,663 passengers and returns to Boston on Friday afternoon.

The called into Penno?s Wharf, St. George?s yesterday morning from New York with 1,174 passengers and shifts to Hamilton before sailing to New York on Friday morning.

Theis scheduled to call into King?s Wharf, Dockyard on Friday morning from Tortola, British Virgin Islands with 2,400 passengers on a one day visit and then will depart for New York at 5 p.m.

Thewill arrive in Hamilton tomorrow morning with 148 containers including 22 reefers and will leave on Friday for Salem, New Jersey.

And the arrived from Port Elizabeth, New Jersey on Monday with 168 dry containers and 47 refrigerated containers.