Donaghadee lifeboat, the 44ft Waveney Arthur and Blanche Harris, set out at 0929 on Monday January 21 to go to the help of the Danish liquified gas carrier Regitze Tholstrup aground north of Larne Harbour in an easterly gale and very rough seas. Explosion was feared; the fire service, local police, the Navy and the Coastguard cliff rescue team were all alerted and everyone within a half-mile radius of the casualty evacuated. The lifeboat stood by ready to take off Regitze Tholstrup's crew if need be, and helped a tug get a tow line aboard in an attempt to pull the casualty clear. She could not be got off, however, so her cargo was discharged to road tankers. Donaghadee lifeboat was finally released and returned to station at 1630 on the following day, January 22. Regitze Tholstrup was finally pulled clear by the tug Rollicker on January 23 and taken to Belfast Lough, photograph by courtesy of D. Penpraze.