Southend RNLI lifeboat crews assist three people on broken down motor cruiser.
Southend on Sea’s RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew launched the Atlantic 85 lifeboat from the pierhead boathouse at 11.45am on Thursday 27 July after reports from the UK Coastguard of a 27ft motor cruiser with engine failure at Holehaven Creek, west of Canvey Island.
The lifeboat headed upriver to Holehaven creek and located the broken down vessel with three people aboard, who were all ok.
The motor cruiser was towed to a secure mooring and the three occupants safely dropped ashore at the slipway in Holehaven Creek.
Southend lifeboat returned to station.
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