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Sinking boat with four people and a dog aboard assisted by Hartlepool RNLI

Lifeboats News Release

Hartlepool RNLI volunteer crew members were paged by Humber Coastguard at 4.10pm on Sunday 28th July to assist four people and a dog on a five metre boat that was taking on water approximately one mile off Hartlepool.

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Hartlepool RNLI inshore lifeboat 'Solihull' alongside the casualty vessel off Hartlepool.
The inshore lifeboat 'Solihull' and the all weather lifeboat 'Betty Huntbatch' launched at 4.25pm and were alongside the casualty vessel within a few minutes.

In the meantime a local pilot boat had gone to assist the casualty and had taken three people and a dog off the casualty vessel until the arrival of the Hartlepool lifeboats.

The three people and dog were then transferred to the all weather lifeboat leaving the skipper of the boat to assist two lifeboat crewmembers who had been placed aboard his vessel with a salvage pump to pump the water out.

The vessel was then escorted back to the Ferry Road lifeboat station by the inshore lifeboat to await the tide so that it could return safely to Hartlepool Marina a short time later again escorted by the inshore lifeboat.

Hartlepool Coastguards returned the occupants of the boat from the lifeboat station to the marina.

Hartlepool RNLI coxswain Robbie Maiden said 'A quick response and great teamwork from both the volunteer crew of the inshore and all weather lifeboats brought the incident to a safe conclusion and we must say thank you to the skipper of the pilot boat and the local Coastguard team for there assistance during the incident.

Both lifeboats were made ready for service again by 6.30pm.

RNLI Media Contacts

Hartlepool RNLI volunteer press officer Tom Collins email: [email protected]

Clare Hopps (RNLI Regional Communications Manager, North East and East): [email protected] Tel:07824 518641

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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.

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Tom Collins
Lifeboat Press Officer, Hartlepool Lifeboat Station

Key facts about the RNLI

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.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.

Key facts about the RNLI

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.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.




Key facts about the RNLI

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 146,000 lives.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.

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