A sailing yacht was towed into St. George's last night after it got into difficulties about a mile-and-a-half off Hungry Bay.

Zafira 3, whose last port of call was the Dominican Republic, asked for assistance at lunchtime and the Government fisheries boat Protector took fuel out to the vessel.

At about 6 p.m. the boat, which was en route to the Island, requested more fuel. A duty officer at Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said that rather than take fuel out again it was decided that the 65ft white ketch, which had a crew of four, should be towed in by commercial vessel Line One.