Launched 22:30, Rehoused 03:40 The LB launched to meet up with a speedboat which had run aground at high speed earlier in the day and from which they had taken off three of the four people on board.  While the LB was still looking for her, she was diverted to assist a 28′ wooden sailing vessel near the Swin which had sprung a garboard seam and was…

Launched 17:53, Rehoused 20:15 Launched to assist a  36′ speed boat with 2 x 225 hp outboards.  The 2 people on board  had reported they were out of fuel and were now anchored near the Whittaker.  While the LB was on it’s way to the casualty, it was asked to check out another speedboat which had run aground at speed on the north side of the…

Launched 15:50, Rehoused 16:26 Launched to assist a 24′ sailing yacht which had drifted ashore after her outboard motor had failed.  It was blowing hard and there was a quite nasty chop on the river.  The lifeboat arrived to find the yacht was a bilge keeler which was standing upright on a shingle beach with the Harbour Authority launch also in…

Launched 17:49, Rehoused 18:45 Launched to assist a speed boat with a broken down outdrive which was dragging its anchor at the top end of the River Roach about a mile beyond Blackledge Point.  The lifeboat towed the casualty vessel to the owner’s houseboat half a mile away the other side of the river and then returned to…