Fresh from Remembrance parade, Poole lifeboat crew rescue man and dog from grounded yacht

Volunteers at Poole Lifeboat Station in southern England had just returned from the Remembrance parade on Sunday (November 8), still wearing their smart uniforms, when HM Coastguard called them out to sea to rescue a man and his dog from a grounded yacht. (Image: file photo of an RNLI lifeboat, courtesy of the RNLI, unrelated to this incident.)

Both engines failed; yacht ran aground

According to the BBC, the incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday, when a 24ft (7m) yacht got into difficulty near the River Frome after both of its engines failed, running aground outside the channel. HM Coastguard called out both of Poole's lifeboats.

Still in parade dress, straight onto the boats

The crew had only just finished taking part in the Remembrance parade in Poole Park and were still wearing their smart RNLI jumpers and shirts when they arrived at the station. They took the man and his dog onto the inshore lifeboat before moving them to the larger all-weather lifeboat, and both lifeboats then returned to the station, where the man was met by his family. No one was injured.