Hartlepool RNLI lifeboats launch to man overboard from fishing boat
Hartlepool RNLI lifeboats launch to man overboard from fishing boat
Lifeboats News Release
Both Hartlepool RNLI lifeboats were launched at 2.43am on Sunday 6th June by Humber Coastguard to a report of a man overboard from a 10 metre fishing vessel 3 miles off Hartlepool.
RNLI/Tom Collins
Hartlepool RNLI lifeboats and fishing boat pictured approaching the fish quay.
Once on scene with the fishing boat at 3.00am, where in the meantime the fisherman had been recovered back to the fishing boat by its skipper, a crewmember from the all weather lifeboat and the inshore lifeboat were placed aboard to assess the casualty.
The fishing boat was escorted back to the Fish Quay at the Headland where Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team and an ambulance were waiting.
Hartlepool RNLI Coxswain Robbie Maiden said 'Due to the quick reaction and professionalism of the boat's skipper the crewman was recovered back to the fishing boat. I'm glad to say the crewman is now safely on his way to hospital. I would also like to say thank you to my volunteer crew for responding quickly to this call out which could have had a very different outcome. This was our fifth call out in a matter of days and once again the commitment from the crew was outstanding'.
The lifeboats returned to the Ferry Road lifeboat station at 4.00am and were refuelled and made ready for service by 4.30am. Sea state was calm.
RNLI/Robbie Maiden
Hartlepool RNLI inshore lifeboat 'Solihull' pictured opposite the fishing boat.
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
