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Aldeburgh RNLI aids fishing vessel with engine failure

Lifeboats News Release

At 5.15am on Tuesday 2 April 2024, Aldeburgh RNLI was tasked by the Coastguard to attend to a fishing vessel suffering engine failure approximately one mile east of Aldeburgh beach.

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Launching the Aldeburgh RNLI all-weather lifeboat, Freddie Cooper, 2 April 2024
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The charity's all-weather lifeboat, Freddie Cooper, was launched at 5.40am.

On reaching the vessel it was established that it had lost all propulsion, and the engine couldn’t be restarted. Also, an offshore breeze was blowing the vessel towards the North South East coast shipping routes.

The RNLI coxswain assessed the situation and decided that the safest course of action was to tow the fishing vessel to the nearest point of safety at Aldeburgh Beach.

Freddie Cooper returned to Aldeburgh boat house and was washed down and back on service by 8am.

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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For more information, please contact Jo Litt, RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer: [email protected] or contact the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789 or at [email protected]

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Launching the Aldeburgh RNLI all-weather lifeboat, Freddie Cooper, 2 April 2024
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Recovering the Aldeburgh RNLI all-weather lifeboat, Freddie Cooper, 2 April 2024
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Recovering the Aldeburgh RNLI all-weather lifeboat, Freddie Cooper, 2 April 2024
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Jo Litt
Lifeboat Press Officer, Aldeburgh

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