The volunteer lifeboat crew were paged to launch at 3.34pm.
The UK Coastguard requested the launch of Craster RNLI to assist the yacht at Howdiemont sands (South Longhoughton Beach), 10 minutes south of Craster.
A member of the public had called 999 for the Coastguard and Howick Coastguard Rescue Team had been tasked to the location to assess the situation.
On arrival, the crew were informed the anchor shackle had broken and the yacht had started to drift, being driven by the wind and waves into the very shallow waters.
With the tide rising, the inshore D class lifeboat D839. pulled the considerably heavier and larger vessel to safety away from the waves and shallow waters.
Amble RNLI launched their Shannon class all-weather lifeboat to assist the vessel on her passage south.
Craster RNLI's lifeboat then returned to Craster Harbour and prepared the lifeboat, ready for the next service following Covid-19 guidelines.
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
