TYNEMOUTH | 2 OCTOBER
The crew of Tynemouth’s all-weather lifeboat made a 36-mile mercy dash to rescue an injured fisherman, after the skipper of a French trawler radioed for help. In challenging sea conditions, the lifeboat crew tied up alongside the 86m French trawler and helped the injured man aboard the lifeboat. After the lifeboat got him safely ashore, the casualty was treated in hospital for a double fracture of his right foot.