Launched 09:08, Rehoused 12:50  The Atlantic 75 B 733 was launched to assist a 30′ fishing vessel that had lost power following a fire in her engine room while on passage from Bradwell to Whitstable.    The Lifeboat met up with the fishing boat near the Whittaker Bell buoy and towed her to Burnham Yacht…

Launched 22:05, Rehoused 00:53 B 733 was tasked to search for a 15′ angling boat with three people on board, who were unsure of their position while returning from a fishing trip in freezing fog.  They thought they were somewhere between the mouth of the River Crouch and the confluence with the River Roach.  When the Lifeboat reached the search…

Launched 12:40, Rehoused 14:02  On seeing a plume of smoke across the river at Wallasea, one of the station Deputy Launch Authorities authorised an immediate launch of the Atlantic 75 and then informed Thames Coastguard that the Lifeboat was attending a fire at Essex Marina.  The Lifeboat found a police rib already in attendance and were informed…

Launched 15:23, Rehoused 18:40 Re-launched 21:20, Rehoused 00:10  The Lifeboat launched to assist a 41′ powerboat aground on the Maplin Sands and making water.  Walton All Weather Lifeboat had also been tasked.  The Lifeboats sighted the casualty, an elderly ex-naval launch, which was being taken from the Colne to Reading on the Thames where…