RNLI and Condor crews joined forces on Saturday in what was hailed as “a great example of multiple vessels working together” to respond to a mayday call.
The Coastguard received a distress call from a French yacht at around 18:30 on Saturday 5 July.
The mayday call was made by the daughters of the skipper of the yacht, who had been taken ill and was unable to sail the boat into St Helier.
The vessel was about eight miles west of Corbière lighthouse in conditions described by the RNLI as “challenging with a heavy swell and winds gusting up to a force six”.
The yacht had also suffered a problem with its foresail.
The Condor Voyager, which was in the area on its way to St Malo, diverted and its crew moved to the yacht on a Condor rescue boat.
The RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat arrived around 30 minutes later and helped escort the yacht to Jersey.
The lifeboat and the casualty vessel arrived in St Helier harbour just before 22:00.
Coxswain Gibby Gordon said the rescue was “a great example of multiple vessels working together to help manage a mayday situation”.
He added: “We are extremely grateful to Condor Voyager and her crew who were first on scene and able to provide immediate assistance.
“Our volunteer crew were able to take over and provide ongoing casualty care and help manage a successful outcome for this family.”