It was double trouble for a small fishing vessel on the Firth of Clyde as it suffered engine failure on both his main engine and his auxiliary engine.

The call was made to the coastguard at 3.45pm yesterday (August 11) as Largs Lifeboat's Atlantic 85 ‘R A Wilson’ made best speed to the location provided by the skipper which was just off Fairlie.

Whilst enroute, the crew of the lifeboat were advised that another vessel had taken the casualty under tow but were requested to still continue to assess further.

On arrival, the owner of the rib stated he was not comfortable towing the vessel into Largs Yacht Haven so it was decided that the lifeboat would take over the tow.

Within 10 minutes the vessel had been safely moored at his berth within Largs Yacht Haven, with this the crew were released and returned to station.

A rib with engine failure with two adults and three children on board lost power approximately a quarter of a mile west of the Lifeboat Station on the same day at 7.30pm.

As the lifeboat crew were preparing to launch, the rib started to move and ended up beaching next to the lifeboat station slipway.

On discussion with the owner, he advised he had managed to get his auxiliary engine started but found he could not steer with it due to the position it had been mounted.

After the helm and the launch authorities had a discussion, it was agreed that the rib would be towed to Largs Yacht Haven rather than leave it on the beach where it could be damaged.

With this the crew duly launched and after a short passage had the rib secured within the Yacht Haven.