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Broken down angling dory helped by Whitstable RNLI off Reculver and towed to Herne Bay

10:00, 18 February 2018

A lifeboat crew was called out to rescue two people on a broken down angling boat.

Whitstable's Atlantic 85 lifeboat Lewisco was launched at 10.33am yesterday to reach the angling dory, which had suffered engine failure.

The RNLI crew located the 18ft craft at anchor in the area of the Woolpack Bank two miles off Reculver.

The pair on the angling boat wait for help. Picture courtesy of Whitstable RNLI
The pair on the angling boat wait for help. Picture courtesy of Whitstable RNLI
The RNLI vessel tows the stricken boat. Picture courtesy of Whitstable RNLI
The RNLI vessel tows the stricken boat. Picture courtesy of Whitstable RNLI

The craft and its occupants were towed to Herne Bay Harbour.

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