Rescued musician writes song for RNLI anniversary

Will Adams said he wrote the track as he was being towed to the Dorset coast

A musician who was rescued by the RNLI has written a song to honour the life-saving charity.

Will Adams, from Weymouth, penned The Mermaid Song as an ode to the local lifeboat team who saved him when his fishing boat got into trouble last year.

Mr Adams said he wrote the track as he was being towed to the Dorset coast, with the lyrics "good old Weymouth came to rescue me, good old Weymouth we'll be home in time for tea".

He teamed up with sea shanty group The Dorset Wrecks to record the song to mark the RNLI's 200th anniversary this year.

'They're superheroes'

Mr Adams described the moment when he needed support from the charity.

He said: "I was sailing a little fishing boat off the east side of Portland Bill, a beautiful location, but in the wrong tides and with an engine failure it can prove pretty lethal."

He described how the seas became "rougher" and his vessel began drifting.

The experienced sailor contacted the coastguard who called the Weymouth lifeboat team.

Mr Adams said it was a "relief" and added he "probably would have drifted for another five hours" if it were not for the RNLI's help.

"They're superheroes when they turn up and save you with a friendly face," he said.

The song can be heard on Youtube and Mr Adams is hopeful it will encourage people to support the RNLI.