Launched 19:34, Rehoused 20:42 Thames Coastguard asked for the Atlantic to be launched to search for a boat which had been seen to launch two flares up river from Fambridge. The Atlantic found the casualty, an 18′ speedboat, under tow towards its base at Hullbridge, so the crew escorted them to the slipway and helped recover the speedboat onto…

Launched 15:53, Rehoused 17:50 The Lifeboat was launched to assist a 37′ gaff cutter which had run aground on ‘either the Foulness or the Buxey Sands’ while on passage from Southwold to Ramsgate.  Walton All Weather Lifeboat was launched to search the North Buxey and try to find the casualty by DF.   The Burnham Lifeboat found the yacht high and…

Launched 08:06, Rehoused 09:40 Thames Coastguard requested the Lifeboat to ‘tow home’ a yacht at anchor near the Outer Crouch Buoy.    The vessel turned out to be the one assisted the previous day but could not be moved, and the Lifeboat duly towed her to the Essex Marina at…

Launched 11:20, Rehoused 12:20 The Lifeboat was launched to assist a 35′ yacht aground in the approaches to the Crouch and reportedly bumping on the bottom.  One of the two men on board needed to take some medication soon but not urgently.  The Lifeboat found the yacht on the edge of the Foulness gunnery range and asked the Coastguard to check…