The owner of a sailing vessel has written a poem for the Burnham-on-Crouch RNLI, after the volunteer crew rescued the vessel with two people onboard yesterday (Monday, 30 August).

The crew launched the Atlantic Class lifeboat Tony and Robert Britt after being tasked at 8.10am by the UK Coastguard to assess the situation of a 34 foot sailing vessel, which had run aground just south of Buxey No. 2.

A spokesperson for the RNLI said: "Upon arrival, it transpired that the casualty had run aground due to their GPS showing them to be mid channel rather than over the sand."

The crew laid out an anchor for the vessel, with two people onboard, and ensured that they were set for the day while waiting for the incoming tide.

The spokesperson said: "The volunteer crew launched again later in the day and proceeded to the casualty where they stood by while the casualty vessel refloated.

"All was good and once refloated the casualty vessel carried on their journey to the River Orwell."

Upon returning home, the volunteers received the following poem from the "grateful" owner of the vessel:

It doesn't take long

To run aground

We hope your boat

And you can say Goodbye