By Claire Rawlinson | July 6, 2011

Launched 17:52, Rehoused 19:27 B 733 ‘Brandy Hole’ was launched to assist a 9 metre sailing vessel whose crew were unable to start the engine on account of a flat battery. The Lifeboat put a crew man on board and towed the casualty to Burnham Yacht…
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By Claire Rawlinson | July 5, 2011

Launched 00:05, Rehoused 00:46 The Atlantic 75 B 733 Lifeboat was launched to assist a 15’ dory with 2 people on board, close to Holliwell Point at the mouth of the River Crouch. They had been angling and were unable to start the outboard in order to return home. The Lifeboat therefore towed the boat to the ramp at Burnham Yacht Harbour…
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By Claire Rawlinson | July 2, 2011

Launched 11:00, Rehoused 11:20 D-672 was launched to assist Coastguards and fire/rescue personnel extract a person lying unconscious in the mud at South Fambridge. The casualty was extracted successfully before the Lifeboat arrived on scene, so the Coastguard released it to return to…
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By Claire Rawlinson | June 26, 2011

Launched 16:29, Rehoused 17:43 The ILB Lifeboat D-672 was launched to assist an 18’ sailing vessel reported to be aground with three people on board, in the approaches to the Ray Channel. The ILB found nothing in the area that answered the description of the casualty despite it’s having been seen by the Burnham Lifeboat on it’s way to…
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Category: Shouts