TENBY’S lifeboats were launched three times over the early part of the Bank Holiday weekend.

The all-weather lifeboat Haydn Miller launched at 4.10pm on Friday after a 28-foot yacht suffered engine failure five miles south of Caldey Island.

The lifeboat was on scene 20 minutes later and went alongside the yacht, which had been underway using the engine due to light winds when it got into difficulty.

After a request from the occupants, the vessel was towed back to Tenby and placed on one of the moorings in the bay.

The yacht’s crew opted to stay aboard and were planning to get the vessel into the harbour and alongside the pier when the tide allowed so they could get their engine repaired.

The lifeboat returned to station at 5.30pm.

At 9.15pm that night, the inshore lifeboat Georgina Taylor was launched after a report that a Shetland fishing boat had suffered engine failure off Sker Rock.

A member of the lifeboat crew was standing off the casualty vessel in his boat after being alerted to the incident and reporting the stricken vessel to the coastguard.

The lifeboat was alongside the vessel within two minutes of launch and towed the fishing boat back to Saundersfoot.

Once the boat was safely back on its moorings, the lifeboat returned to station, arriving at 10.20pm

On Saturday, the Haydn Miller launched at 4.40pm after Milford Haven coastguard received a 999 call reporting that a dinghy with two people aboard was overdue at Rhossili.

As the lifeboat made for the scene, a further 999 call confirmed that the dinghy and its occupants were now safe ashore and required no assistance.

The lifeboat was stood down and returned to station, rehousing at 4.55pm.