Launched 16:50, Rehoused 19:20 The casualty vessel had rung Burnham Yacht Harbour, where the boat was based, on a mobile phone to report that they had suffered an engine failure in the approaches to the River Crouch. There were three persons on board. They had made several attempts to re-start the engine and asked the Yacht Harbour to organise a…

Launched 21:50, Rehoused 12:10 The Atlantic Lifeboat was launched to search for a man last seen the previous evening in a small outboard-powered tender. He was known to own a powerboat (the Jilly B) moored off the boatyard at Paglesham on the River Roach. When the LB crew reported to the coastguard that they had found the Jilly B, they were asked…

Launched: 13:50, Rehoused 14:30 A member of the lifeboat crew received a phone call from a friend saying that he and two others were in a small powerboat in the approaches to the Crouch with a failed engine. Our crew member phoned the SHS who then paged the crew and contacted the Coastguard. The lifeboat met up with the casualty vessel inbound…