Boat and crew towed back to shore after break down off Hartlepool
Three people were rescued after their boat broke down at the entrance to Hartlepool Marina.
Hartlepool RNLI Inshore and its volunteer crew were launched and were alongside the casualty within a few minutes where the vessel was taken under tow to a berth in the marina.
The call out was made at 7.05pm on Saturday and the crew had returned to station by 7.50pm that evening.