Three people on board a small motor boat were towed to safety after it broke down.

The vessel had drifted underneath a jetty at Sheerness Docks on the Isle of Sheppey.

A volunteer crew of the Sheerness RNLI all-weather lifeboat ‘The George and Ivy Swanson’ launched at 9.20am today after instructions from UK Coastguard who had received a 'Pan Pan'.

Call handlers were told the motorboat had drifted underneath the link span (the old Olau Ferry berth) in Sheerness docks.

Having arrived on the scene within minutes the lifeboat crew managed to secure a line to the casualty craft and tow it into clear water.

The small craft had sustained some minor damage but remained watertight. All three persons on board reported that they were okay and had not suffered any injuries.

The lifeboat towed the craft back to Queenborough Harbour where it was secured and met by members of the Sheppey Coastguard Rescue team.