The 17-13 Harwich Lifeboat, Albert Brown, launches on a may-day to a casualty aground at the Hamford Waters.
Initally the 17-13 ALB was launched to assist but after receiving more infomation a decicision was made to man go the smaller and shallower Atlantic class, B789, Sure and Steadfast, as the ALB would not be able to get close enough to the casualty due to shallow waters. The Albert Brown hurried back to the station and boarded the ILB.
ILB skimming the water as they head out at full speed brings the boat to a stop so they could radio Dover Coastguard and the casualty to say they were close and help wasn't too far away. Casualty towed to safety, the ALB heads out to rendezvous with the ILB to take over the tow to Shotley Marina.
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