TYNEMOUTH | 30 MARCH
The skipper of a 28-tonne trawler radioed for help when its propeller fouled in fishing gear, leaving the three-man crew adrift 12 miles off Whitley Bay. Tynemouth’s Severn crew towed them to safety, arriving at North Shields Fish Quay 2 hours later. Adrian Don, station spokesman said: ‘It would have been dangerous for the fishermen to attempt to free the fouled prop at sea. They did the right thing in calling for help.’