Four people rescued from broken-down fishing boat by Hartlepool RNLI

A Hartlepool RNLI volunteer crew were called at 9.45am on Saturday, June 20, to help those on board a 24ft fishing boat that had broken-down 10 miles east off Hartlepool.

The all weather lifeboat was launched at 10.14am and towed the boat to Kafiga Landings at the Headland, Hartlepool.

It arriving there at 12.25pm where the local Coastguard team were waiting to assist.

The all weather lifeboat returned to the Ferry Road lifeboat station at 12.30pm where it was refuelled and made ready for service by 1pm.

Hartlepool RNLI deputy second coxswain Matt Adams, said of the rescue: “This is the sort of incident we train for on a regular basis and it was good to see the fishing boat brought back safely to its berth at Kafiga Landings.”

The RNLI is a charity which saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the UK and Republic of Ireland coasts.

The RNLI operates over 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and, in a normal year, operates more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands.

The RNLI is independent of the Coastguard and Government and relies on voluntary donations to maintain its rescue service.

Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.

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