Scarborough RNLI lifeboats launch for separate incidents
Both Scarborough RNLI lifeboats launched in response to two separate Coastguard requests.
The all-weather Shannon lifeboat, with a crew of six, was dispatched to tow an 11m yacht which had broken down two and a half nautical miles north east of the town.
The inshore lifeboat, with a crew of three, was asked to look for a casualty who was found shortly after the emergency craft launched.
*For details, ring Scarborough RNLI press officer Dave Barry on 07890 322992.
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