Lowestoft’s 14m Tyne class lifeboat Spirit of Lowestoft was called out to the 159m cargo vessel American Tern on 15 November 2010 (pictured). Just before 7am, one of the cargo ship’s crew had crushed his thumb in a hatch and needed medical attention. He was taken onboard Lowestoft lifeboat 4 miles from the Suffolk town, and met by ambulance crew on arriving ashore.