Whitby RNLI volunteers spent 8 hours at sea on Friday after a mayday call came in from a fishing vessel 48 nautical miles north of Whitby.
Being the closest vessel, that stations Lois Ivan all weather lifeboat was launched and headed to vessel under full power. A guard vessel had also arrived on scene and stood by until the lifeboat's arrival.
On arrival at the scene it was discovered that the French fishing vessel had a fouled propeller after it became tangled with fishing gear, meaning the crew had no way of powering the trawler.
Due to the size of the vessel, the nearest commercial trawler was contacted to tow it to Hartlepool where it could undergo repair.
Whitby lifeboat returned to harbour and was refuelled and back on service at 4pm.
Matt Sharpe who was navigator on board said:
‘It was a long job, nearly 8 hours at sea. But luckily the conditions were favourable. Especially for some of our newer crew members who did brilliantly.
The Shannon class lifeboat handled the long distance with ease and the top of the range equipment on board meant that it was a safe and comfortable journey for our crew.
It’s thanks to public donations that we are able to use such high-spec equipment and attend shouts like this to those in difficulty at sea.’
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