The stricken vessel was nine miles offshore
Scarborough RNLI was called out this morning when a fishing boat’s engine caught fire nine miles offshore.
The crew had extinguished the fire before the all-weather Shannon lifeboat arrived.
The lifeboat launched at about 7.30am and had towed the boat back to the harbour by 9.40am.
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Warnings have been issued that Scarborough is taking more than its fair share of vulnerable people, leading to a rise in anti-social behaviour and concerns about the town's future.
Dozens of new infrastructure projects are underway across Scarborough and Whitby to significantly reduce storm water discharges into the sea and improve local bathing waters.
Emergency stabilisation plans have been submitted by the Mulgrave Estate to prevent a crumbling embankment from collapsing beneath Sandsend Valley Road near Whitby.
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