RNLI teams from Port Erin and Port St Mary assisted a 45ft yacht which ran aground last night.The yacht had suffered an engine fire and as a result lost steering and drifted onto rocks in Port Erin Bay.Port Erin Lifeboat was paged at 5.19pm on Saturday and the inshore lifeboat ‘Muriel and Leslie’ mobilised with a volunteer crew.They found that the yacht had grounded on the rocks. Contact was made with the skipper to make sure that the engine fire had been extinguished, no one was injured and the vessel was not taking on water

Lifeboat teams then towed the yacht into deeper water, before being taken to the visitors buoys in Port Erin harbour.Due to the size of the vessel, Port St Mary’s all-weather relief lifeboat 'Forward Birmingham' assisted with the rescue.

The RNLI reported that the vessel’s skipper was in good health with no injuries.

IOM Marine Operations checked-in with the vessel every hour overnight.

Crews arrived safely back to Port Erin Lifeboat Station at 6.42pm.

RNLI Port Erin have thanked Port Erin Coastguard for standing by ready for assistance and Port St Mary Lifeboat for their service.