Newbiggin RNLI rescues four on inflatable boat drifting out to sea
The drifting vessel was been blown out to sea after an engine failure.
Newbiggin's Atlantic B class lifeboat 'Richard Wake Burdon' was quickly launched from the beach and headed to the casualty vessel position, around 1.5 mile south east of the station. Once on scene the casualty vessel, and its crew of four, were found engine failure and the fresh offshore wind was taking them further out to sea. The lifeboat brought the four back safely ashore along with their vessel.
They were passed into the care of our colleagues at Newbiggin coastguard who assisted and gave some safety advice.
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