Launched 16:10, Rehoused 16:50 B 733 launched following a report that a man, who was possibly intoxicated, had walked into the river at Althorne.  When the Lifeboat arrived on scene, the man was on the hard in front of Stokes Hall Farm with ambulance and Coastguard personnel in attendence.   The Lifeboat landed two crew members to assist. As the…

Launched 12:48, Rehoused 13:28  B 733 launched to find and assist a woman reported to have been drinking and now in the water at Hullbridge.  As the Lifeboat was proceeding up river the Coastguard informed the crew that a Police launch was on scene and that they had succeeded in recovering her from the water.  She was 50 years old, drunk,…

Launched 11:45, Rehoused 14:05 The Atlantic 75 was launched to assist a 26′ yacht which had damaged her rudder after running aground on the Swallow Tail Bank and was now lying at anchor in deep water near the Swallow Tail.    The Lifeboat towed the boat back into the Crouch and left her on a mooring off Burnham Yacht…

Launched 17:15, Rehoused 18:17 D519 launched in response to a report from the crew of a police car that they had seen a dinghy not making any headway in Paglesham Pool.  The Lifeboat crew found a young couple with a Topper dinghy who had been exploring the creek and had walked the boat back into deeper water when the water became too shallow for…