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Emergency teams spent 12 hours rescuing the crew from a boat that was stranded 10ft in the air off the coast of Jersey.
The motor cruiser collided with an underwater reef and became stuck on top of a rock on Friday morning.
Unable to move, the crew of the little vessel was plucked to safety by the RNLI and coastguards at the Ecrehous mini islands, off the coast of Jersey, Channel Islands, in a rescue mission which lasted almost 12 hours.
The motor cruiser became stranded on top of a rock 10ft in the air after colliding with an underwater reef
Attempts to rescue the crew on board the stricken boat took 12 hours as, during the rescue, the tide went out leaving the motor cruiser stranded on a rock 10ft above the water
The crew reported minor injuries from the impact and underwent casualty assessments once they were transferred to Jersey
During the rescue, the tide went out leaving the boat stuck three metres (10ft) in the air.
An RNLI Jersey spokesperson said:
