By Claire Rawlinson | August 27, 2006

Launched 15:35, Rehoused 16:15 The Lifeboat was launched to assist three people who had been thrown into the water as a speedboat capsised near Hullbridge. They had been recovered by the crew of another skiboat before the Lifeboat arrived, so the Lifeboat was released by the Coastguard who had a mobile unit on…
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By Claire Rawlinson | August 7, 2006

Launched 20:02, Rehoused 21:35 B 733 met up with Walton All Weather Lifeboat to take over a yacht which they were towing towards the Crouch. She had reported that she was aground near the Swin Spitway and the Clacton Atlantic 75 and Walton ALB had found her on on the Swallowtail at the southern end of the Spitway. Clacton towed her into deep…
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By Claire Rawlinson | July 18, 2006

Launched 20:50, Rehoused 21:35 The D Class was launched to assist a speed boat which was unable to restart its engine. They found the boat attached to a buoy off Creeksea and after checking all was well, towed her to Burnham Yacht…
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By Claire Rawlinson | July 18, 2006

Launched 11:50, Rehoused 15:05 The Lifeboat was launched to assist a yacht which had been bumping while aground on the Swallowtail Bank and had possibly damaged her rudder. Helicopter Rescue 125 had also been tasked. A police launch arrived on scene shortly before the Lifeboat and the police decided that the helicopter was not needed. There…
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Category: Shouts