A lifeboatman has told of battling hurricane-like conditions to save the lives of eight people stranded on a French yacht.Coxswain Patch Harvey, now 54, and his crew of six were called into action on the evening of Halloween, October 31, 2022.Their vessel was launched from RNLI Penlee, Cornwall, at 8.30pm to rush to the aid of a 40ft sailing yacht that was disabled two miles off Porthleven.The crew battled through winds of up to 87 knots, waves of six to seven metres and poor visibility to rescu

A lifeboatman has told of battling hurricane-like conditions to save the lives of eight people stranded on a French yacht.Coxswain Patch Harvey, now 54, and his crew of six were called into action on the evening of Halloween, October 31, 2022.Their vessel was launched from RNLI Penlee, Cornwall, at 8.30pm to rush to the aid of a 40ft sailing yacht that was disabled two miles off Porthleven.The crew battled through winds of up to 87 knots, waves of six to seven metres and poor visibility to rescue the stranded crew who were taking on water and on a collision course with rocks.