Sailing Boat with engine problem

On Saturday, May 3, at 4:52 p.m., the Lesvos branch of the Hellenic Rescue Team received a call from the central port authority of Mytilene for assistance with a Sailing boat, flagged Saint Dominica, with a foreigner on board with engine problem in the sea area southeast of Lesvos and needed assistance.

The Bradford lifeboat with a crew of three immediately sailed from the Mytilene marina and arrived at the scene. At the direction of the field coordinator and after it was ascertained that the occupants were in good health. With the assistance of the HRT vessel and the escort of the PLS, the sailing boat was taken to the marina of Mytilene, where it sailed safely.

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