A coastguard team was pressed into action when a yacht containing wet and hungry passengers needed towing into port.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: The Gorleston Coastguard team provided assistance with the towing of a yacht into port. Picture: HM Gorleston CoastguardThe Gorleston Coastguard team provided assistance with the towing of a yacht into port. Picture: HM Gorleston Coastguard (Image: Archant)

HM Coastguard Gorleston was paged by Humber operations centre at 11.16pm yesterday, July 9, to assist with the mooring of a yacht being towed into port by the Gorleston Lifeboat crew.

The yacht was moored and secured, before welfare checks of those on board the boat indicated that they were wet and hungry.

Great Yarmouth Mercury: The Gorleston Coastguard team provided assistance with the towing of a yacht into port. Picture: HM Gorleston CoastguardThe Gorleston Coastguard team provided assistance with the towing of a yacht into port. Picture: HM Gorleston Coastguard (Image: Archant)

The passengers were subsequently looked after by the coastguard and lifeboat teams.