Peel lifeboat was called to the aid of a vessel which hit difficulties in the face of howling winds last night (Friday).
The lifeboat launched just after midnight to assist an ex-Liverpool pilot cutter which was in difficulty west of the Point of Ayre.
Winds were gusting to force eight as the lifeboat crew found the vessel and its two crew members after a two hour search.
The boat was towed back to Peel breakwater and arrived shortly before 6am.
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