CREW members on the Swedish vessel Alva feared they were about to run aground on Sunday, until it was towed to safety by the St Peter Port lifeboat.

STUDENTS aboard the Alva were trying to sleep in their bunks when the drama of their rescue by the St Peter Port lifeboat was unfolding.

READ between the lines and it is clear that the weekend rescue of sail training vessel Alva was something quite out of the ordinary and it was down to the skill and bravery of a number of people that an incident did not escalate into a tragedy.

A SHIP with 40 people on board was dramatically rescued in gale-force winds early yesterday by the St Peter Port lifeboat.