FOUR people had to be rescued by a lifeboat when their yacht ran aground in Southampton Water.

Calshot Lifeboat was called to Bramble Bank after the yacht was caught on the soft bank when tide was low at about 6pm.

The passengers were taken on board the lifeboat and taken back to the station while the captain remained on board with a lifeboat member.

An hour later the boat re-floated and was escorted back to Calshot Lifeboat station.

Nobody was injured in the incident.

A spokesman from HM Coastguard said: “It is believed they had simply gone the wrong side of the post, probably in low water.”

Bramble Bank was where car carrier Hoegh Osaka ran aground after it began listing in January last year.