A 35ft yacht is floundering and listing in an ebbing tide at Cart Gap, near Happisburgh, this morning after becoming grounded and crashing into groynes.
A solo sailor on board was able to get himself to safety before coastguard and lifeboat crews arrived shortly before 7.30am.
A gaping hole is visible in the side of the unnamed vessel and Happisburgh and Mundesley coastguard crews are guarding it until a decision has been made about what to do next.
Duncan Moore, deputy station officer with Happisburgh Coastguards, said they were waiting until low water, at about lunchtime, to assess the extent of the damage to the yacht to see whether it would be possible to refloat it.
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