Coast rescue teams called after reports of 'yacht ashore' in Northumberland

NewsNorth East NewsNorthumberland CoastA yacht was stranded on the south-east Northumberland coast11:28, 13 Jul 2026Rescue teams were called to reports of a yacht that had run aground on the shoreline north of Seaton Sluice on Monday morning. The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade (TVLB) and the Blyth Coastguard Rescue Team were called - and provided support to the yacht's owner while securing the boat on the Northumberland coast. It has been deemed not to be seaworthy.‌The early morning call out came at 3.40am, and involved ten members from TVLB. The yacht's owner and two dogs were taken to a "place of safety" TVLB figures said.‌In an update posted online, TVLB officials said: "Early this morning TVLB & Blyth Coastguard Rescue Team were called out to reports of a yacht ashore just north of