Sheringham RNLI Lifeboat aids Sea Going Cruiser

At 2.30pm on Sunday 4 August the Sheringham Lifeboat was tasked by Humber Coastguard to assist a 37ft sea going cruiser which had engine failure approx. one mile off Weybourne.

After contacting the coastguard the cruiser skipper had managed to restart his engine and was intercepted by Sheringham Lifeboat at the west end of Sheringham. Following a discussion with the Lifeboat crew it was apparent that the engine failure was intermittent and further discussions with Humber coastward advised that the vessel be towed/accompanied to the nearest port.

Sheringham Lifeboat towed (as necessary) and accompanied the cruiser to Wells Fairway buoy where control was handed over the Wells offshore Lifeboat at 4.54pm and Sheringham Lifeboat returned to station at 5.40pm and was back on service at 6.03pm.

It was a good service professionally completed.

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