Launched 14:40, Rehoused 16:00  B 733 ‘Brandy Hole’ was tasked to tow in a vessel which had already received assistance from Southend Lifeboat.  The casualty had damaged her gearbox while trying to motor her anchor free from an underwater obstruction, possibly a wreck.  Southend LB had left the casualty at anchor on the seaward side of…

Launched 08:45, Rehoused 11:45 (after exercise)   The IB1 Ernest & Rose Chapman II was launched to assist a person stuck in the mud with a rising tide at Paglesham.  He was rescued by coastguards before the Lifeboat arrived on scene, so after ascertaining that all was well the ILB went off to exercise with Burnhams Atlantic 75…

Burnham on Crouch Lifeboat Crew are to appear on BBC 1′s Missing 2011 programme on Tuesday May 10th at 9:15am. The Crew were involved in a search for a missing lady last year and were approached by the BBC in April this year and asked to take part in filming for a reconstruction of events. The programme is presented by BBC Breakfasts Louise…

Launched 15:46, Rehoused 17:25 The Atlantic 75 was launched to assist a racing yacht which run aground on a lee shore following a spinnaker broach and lost her rig over the side.  The Lifeboat was unable to get the boat off the sand as the tide was ebbing so they made sure that the boat was well anchored and that the rig was safe before…