Two yachts had to be towed into St. George?s harbour after suffering engine failure yesterday.

The first was a UK-registered 31-foot sailboat called the which had sailed from St. Maarten and was on its way to the Azores. It requested assistance shortly before midday as it arrived off Bermuda. It was eventually towed in by the US-registered sailboat which noticed the yacht was in trouble as it was making its way out of St. George?s Harbour.

The French boat reported it had suffered engine failure and was advised by Harbour Radio to make its way as close as possible to St. George?s harbour.

Fishing vessel the provided help and towed the into harbour shortly after 7 p.m. The French boat had also sailed from St. Maarten and was heading for Newport.