A YACHT lost in the Solway Firth was rescued after an eight-hour operation.
RNLI crews from Workington, Ramsey in the Isle of Man, and Kirkcudbright as well as a Coastguard helicopter joined forces on Friday at around 4pm to locate the the 25ft yacht, which had left Maryport earlier that morning.
The boat, which had one crew member, a man, was sited five miles south of Burrow Head in south west Scotland.
The man was safe and well and Workington RNLI's Dorothy May White attempted to tow the yacht to Whitehaven.
But the yacht lost propulsion and weather conditions meant they had to divert to Kirkcudbright.
The RNLI crew there was due to meet with Workington at around 8pm, but low water levels meant the crew had to wait until 9pm then meet with the local Coastguard teams.
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