A canine needed to be saved from a river after the boat it was on started filling up with water.
Volunteers from RNLI Sheerness rescued pooch Luna, plus her two house owners, on Sunday.
It occurred at Stangate Creek on the Medway Estuary close to Rochester.
A spokesman for the RNLI group mentioned: “A call came through for the crew to assist a yacht with two people and a dog onboard, reported to be taking on water at the stern.
“Making best speed, the inshore lifeboat arrived on scene and immediately took the two people and the dog off the yacht.
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“They were transferred to the all-weather lifeboat.”
The trio have been taken again to the boathouse in Sheerness earlier than returning safely home.
The yacht ended up submerged, which means the proprietor is making his personal preparations for restoration.
It was one among three incidents the crew handled on Sunday.
At 11am, they have been alerted by the UK Coastguard to help a motor cruiser which was affected by mechanical points and drifting near the jetty on the Isle of Grain.
After crew from the inshore lifeboat took the casualty underneath tow, they continued throughout the River Medway to Gillingham Reach the place the casualty was secured to a buoy.
Meanwhile a 3rd callout was required – additionally throughout lunchtime – when a yacht in Stangate Creek discovered its anchor chain fouled across the craft’s keel.
However, the anchor chain was rapidly cleared and the yacht was capable of proceed with no additional issues.
