Burnham on Crouch Lifeboat Station is hosting an unusual event in aid of the Floating Boathouse Appeal. The superb Jazz band known as ‘Neptunes Bodyguard’ (slang for ‘The Royal Marines or Ships Marines’), will be playing at Belvedere House, Belvedere Road, Burnham on Crouch on Saturday the 10 July from 7:30pm. The event is being held to…

Launched 16:30, Rehoused 18:30 The Atlantic 75 Lifeboat ‘Brandy Hole’ was launched following a request from the Coastguard. The stricken vessel was at Foulness buoy as was taking on water. Another fishing vessel was in attendance and was assisting  with pumping out the casualty vessel. The Lifeboat towed the vessel to Essex Marina and…

Diverted from earlier incident 14:29, Rehoused 15:55  D672 was returning to station from an earlier incident when she was diverted to assist 2 persons having difficulty rowing a heavily constructed classic sailing dinghy against a foul tide with insufficient wind to sail.  The Lifeboat secured a tow to the dinghy and took her to her own…

Launched 14:21, Diverted to another incident 14:29 D672 ‘Ernest & Rose Chapman II’ was launched to assist a man reported to be in the water alongside a swamped kayak near Essex Marina.  The LB landed him and his kayak safely at Essex Marina before being diverted to another…