Thames Coastguard requested Whitstable Lifeboat to launch to assist the 28' yacht Trilogy, which was ashore at Harty Ferry after its mooring broke. When the lifeboat arrived the owner had already refloated the yacht, with assistance from a person ashore, and the lifeboat crew assisted him in re mooring the vessel. The two occupants were then landed ashore in Faversham Creek.

As the lifeboat was about to return to station, the crew were advised of another yacht in need of assistance at Harty Ferry. The 36' catamaran "Moondancer" had also broken its mooring and was ashore. The lifeboat towed the vessel into deeper water, and tried to secure it to a mooring, but this proved impossible in the rough conditions. An attempt was then made to tow the yacht into Faversham Creek, but the towline parted. Another towline was passed, and the assistance of Sheerness Lifeboat was requested.

Whitstable Lifeboat then kept the yacht head to sea and clear of the shore, until Sheerness Lifeboat arrived to tow the yacht to Queenborough.