The crew of Torbay's Arun Edward Bridges (Civil Service No. 37) can only watch as the trawler Tennetje sinks off Start Point, Devon on 17 July 1988.

The lifeboat had been called at 0605 after part of Tennetje's fishing gear parted and holed her port side.

As she began to sink nearby vessels rushed to the scene, and the lifeboat arrived as the survivors' life-raft was being picked up by another trawler.

The 60ft vessel, the oldest trawler working from her home port of Brixham, could not be saved, but her crew of four were unhurt.

(Photo courtesy Torbay lifeboat crew).