RNLI volunteers rescued a family on a jet ski after the vehicle suffered engine failure.

Crews from Littlehampton RNLI were called to the stranded family half a mile off the coast of Bognor yesterday afternoon.

The crew took the family aboard a lifeboat, with the jet ski towed to the safety of Littlehampton Yacht Club.

A spokesman for Littlehampton RNLI said: “Our volunteer crew helped a family on a jetski half a mile off Bognor.

“Their jetski had suffered engine failure but the family were safe.

“Our crew took the family aboard and towed the jet ski to the safety of Littlehampton Yacht Club.”