A multi-team response was needed to help a stranded boat containing two people.
The volunteer lifeboat team from Barrow and Millom Coastguard, along with Haverigg Inshore Rescue, worked in tandem after the request for assistance was made at 5.15am on August 15.
The yacht was said to have been on passage from the Isle of Man, but run aground near Hodbarrow Point.
The Barrow Lifeboat station was alerted to the situation at 5.42am, with the inshore lifeboat, Grace Dixon, was launched at 6.20am under the command of Coxswain Shaun Charnley and a crew of six.
A spokesperson from the station commented: "HM Coastguard requested the Barrow lifeboat to go to the scene and stand off in deeper water whilst the Haverigg Inshore Rescue boat (IRB) attempted to refloat the yacht on the rising tide.
"There were concerns that the casualty vessel might get into difficulty once refloated in the deteriorating weather.
"The lifeboat proceeded at full speed along the west side of Walney Island and reached the mouth of the Duddon Estuary at 7.10am, where it was instructed to stand by.
"However, the yacht was unable to be refloated on the high tide and consequently, the lifeboat was stood down at 8.20am."
Millom Coastguard confirmed that Haverigg IRB stood by the struggling yacht until there was enough water for it to float.
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They added: "In the rough conditions, a couple of attempts were made to bring the crew off, but further attempts were abandoned due to risk.
"As the tide started to ebb, the yacht crew decided to batten down the hatches and ride it out.
"They were brought to safety, and extra anchors added, by the Inshore Rescue Team when the tide had receded."
On the same day, Barrow RNLI and the Furness Coastguard responded to an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) north of Ramsden Dock Entrance in Walney Channel.
However, this was quickly discovered to be an accidental activation, with the crews soon stood down.
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