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Victoria and Michael

Stranded! Filey's I) class inshore and allweather lifeboats were called to t he rescue of I 'iclima and Michael.

a 25ft llshiiii; \essel aground on rocks at Chimney Hole some two miles \\\ of the station on 9 August.

Carrying the relief Mersey Lifetime Care's mooring rope and two fisherman-type anchors, the class ap- | proached the stranded \essel : o\er the shal- lower water to attach a line.

Uith the all- wrallii-r boat : Hailing at the entrance to the channel, the vessel »as refloated with the turn of the tide and subse- quently es- on t i i l back to FBev..