Launched – diverted from previous shout, Rehoused 17:00 Whilst the Atlantic 75 Lifeboat was attending to the vessel with the broken mast, it was diverted to another yacht with four people on board, which had missed a tack and had run aground and damaged its rudder. As there was insufficient water to tow the vessel off the sands, two people were…

Launched 14:21, Rehoused 17:00 Atlantic 75 Lifeboat ‘Brandy Hole’ was called to assist a Yacht that had suffered a broken mast due to high winds with four people on board. The vessel had come into difficulty in the region of the Outer Crouch Buoy. When the Lifeboat reached the stricken vessel, it secured a tow back to Priors Boat…

Launched 21:59, Rehoused 22:05 The IB1 Lifeboat was requested to launch to reports of a female stuck in the mud near to the Ferry Boat Inn in Fambridge. Shortly after the Lifeboat launched, it was stood down by the Coastguard as the lady had been pulled from the mud and was safe and well. The Lifeboat and her crew then returned to…

Volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards in East Anglia are preparing themselves for what is traditionally their busiest weekend of rescues during the year as holidaymakers flock to the coast. On a typical August bank holiday weekend, across the UK and Republic of Ireland, the lifesaving charity’s lifeboat crews expect to launch around 250…