At 13:30 on Thursday 19th September 2015,  Guernsey Coastguard received a pan call from the local fishing vessel Defiance approximately 9nm North East of Guernsey with a rope around the propeller, the “Spirit of Guernsey” departed St Peter Port at 13:55 and found the casualty at 14:29 with (3) crew on board.

After attaching a towline to the casualty the Lifeboat returned to St Peter Port at 15:55 with the Defiance in tow.

Pic by Tony Rive 17-09-15
Guernsey’s Lifeboat Spirit of Guernsey towing the local Fishing boat Defiance south down the Little Russel heading for St Peter Port harbour. The 40ft Aqua-Star Trawler built in Ireland got a Rope wrapped around its Propellor as it steamed north towards the Casquete’s Fishing Grounds