Aldeburgh RNLI aids cabin cruiser with engine failure
Aldeburgh RNLI aids cabin cruiser with engine failure
Lifeboats News Release
At 3.36pm on Wednesday 19 June 2024, Aldeburgh RNLI was tasked by the Coastguard to attend to a cabin cruiser suffering engine failure approximately four miles east of Aldeburgh beach.
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Recovering All-weather lifeboat Freddie Cooper onto Aldeburgh beach
The charity's all-weather lifeboat, Freddie Cooper, was launched at 3.53pm.
On reaching the vessel it was established that it had lost all propulsion, the engine couldn’t be restarted and the boat was at risk of drifting into shipping routes.
The RNLI coxswain assessed the situation and decided that the safest course of action was to tow the fishing vessel to redezvous with Southwold RNLI who would continue the rescue.
Freddie Cooper returned to Aldeburgh boat house and was washed down and back on service by 8.10pm.
Notes to editors
The RNLI was founded in 1824. More than 144,000 lives have been saved since 1824.
Aldeburgh lifeboat station has been operating since 1826 and has been part of the RNLI since 1852. Since formation, their lifeboats have launched 1,267 times and saved 693 lives.
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RNLI/Kurt Pearse
Recovering All-weather lifeboat Freddie Cooper onto Aldeburgh beach
The RNLI is the charity that 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 146,700 lives.
