A ‘floating home’ could be seen adrift off the Kent coast this weekend, after an art installation broke free from its moorings.

The incident happened off Folkestone Harbour on Sunday night, when part of Richard Wood’s ‘Holiday Homes’ artwork was spotted being dragged out to sea.

The artwork forms part of the Folkestone Triennial, a month-long art festival organised by the town’s Creative Foundation charity.

Folkestone Rescue, a charity that works to keep people safe on the district’s coast, attended the rescue.

Blogging on the charity's website, crew member Chris Lightwing said: “At low tide, a team of three rescue crew walked out across the very muddy harbour bed to investigate, and discovered that the mooring chains had broken.

“Luckily, the artwork had hit a sandbank and run aground before it could leave the harbour.

“The team spent two hours securing the artwork using ropes, anchors, and the available moorings in the harbour to prevent it from drifting further out to sea at high tide.

“Once tide was coming in later the same night, the artwork was pulled by hand closer to its correct location. The following morning it was secured in place using the safety boat.”

Installed this month, the pink quadrilateral structure is one of five model holiday homes placed in random spots across the town.

The work makes a connection between the so-called ‘housing crisis’ in the South east of England, and the boom in second homes.

Mr Lightwing added: “It was identified early this evening that the Folkestone Triennial house artwork floating inside the harbour, Richard Woods’ Holiday Homes’ was not where it should have been, and appeared to be drifting towards the harbour entrance.

A spokesman for the Creative Foundation added:“It’s back home safe and sound.

“The team that put (the installation) together secured it and put it back into its original position.

“Emergency services were originally called but stood down.”

“We don’t know how (the structure) came loose.”