
Hartlepool RNLI lifeboat launched to assist vessel with mechanical failure.
Hartlepool RNLI inshore lifeboat and volunteer crew were tasked by Humber Coastguard at 09.00am on Wednesday 8 November to assist a 24ft angling boat that had suffered mechanical failure near Steetley pier, Hartlepool.
The inshore lifeboat and volunteer crew launched at 9.15am and were alongside the boat that had two people on board a few minutes later.
The angling boat was towed to Hartlepool Marina then the inshore lifeboat returned to the Ferry Road lifeboat station and was made ready for service by 10.15am
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