Launches & Call Outs
20 January
The Lifeboat was called out at 17:05. Vessel Traffic services (VTS) requested the RNLI assistance.
as a ship was constantly transmitting on channel 12. Effectively blocking the
safety traffic for the middle Humber. The Lifeboat used its Directional finder
to track down the vessel in Immingham docks.
25 March
The Lifeboat was called out at 09:55. A vessel had spotted what they thought was a body in the water. The Lifeboat went to the vessels postion. A body was recovered by the Lifeboat and taken to Grimsby Dock. This sort of service is never easy for a Lifeboat crew but they look upon it as taking someone's loved one back to them.
10 April
Assist the vessel "Bessy" Towed to Grimsby
13 April
Humber Coast Guard picked up a distress signal from an EPiRB. after an extensive search by the Lifeboat nothing was found.
14 April
Assist the yacht "Francine III" with engine trouble at the entrance to the river Humber. Towed to Grimsby
24 April
Assist the vessel "BJ" with engine trouble at the entrance to the river Humber. Towed to Grimsby
25 April
Assist the yacht "B Lucky" with engine trouble at the entrance to the river Humber. Towed to Grimsby28 April
With the help of Cleethorpes Lifeboat Assist the yacht "Poppy" with engine trouble off Cleethorpes. Towed to Grimsby01 May
Assist the fishing vessel "Galwad-Y-Mor" with engine trouble Towed to Grimsby02 May
Loacal gas rig with a fire alarm. All found safe "False alarm with good intent"11 May
Escort a yacht with an exhausted skipper to Grimsby01 July
With the help of Cleethorpes Lifeboat Assist the "Seasacpe" aground in the Humber. Refloated and Towed to Grimsby08 July
Assist the yacht "Aquarius" fouled propeller Towed to Spurn Point10 July
Assist the charter boat "Calypso" after an elecrical fire. Towed to Grimsby11 July
Assist a yacht becalmed Towed to Grimsby13 July
Launched to a collision between a fixed rig and a supply vessel. The rig was undamamged and the supply vessel limped back to portCallouts this year
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