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Fishing vessel adrift off Seahouses

On Mar 28, 2015, at 12.13 p.m. the Humber Coastguard requested the launch of the Seahouses all-weather lifeboat, following a call for assistance from the "Success - WY 212" with six crew on board. The vessel was disabled and drifting 18 miles east off Seahouses in rough seas and a strengthening wind. The Seahouses relief lifeboat RNLB Lifetime Care was quickly launched under the command of duty coxswain Eric Stanwix, and made best speed to the vessel's position. Meanwhile the options for the vessel were considered, and due to its size and the state of the tide, towing the vessel to Seahouses or Amble was not feasible, leaving Blyth or North Shields as the only practical options. It was agreed that the Seahouses Lifeboat would tow the vessel south to a position off Amble, where the larger Tynemouth Severn Class lifeboat would take over the tow back to North Shields. Due to the size of the vessel and the tidal flow and wind, Seahouses lifeboat was only able to make five-six knots towing, making it a long slow tow in unpleasant sea conditions. At 4.45 p.m. the Tynemouth lifeboat was able to take over the tow to North Shields, and Seahouses lifeboat was released to return to station, arriving back at Seahouses at 6.10pm, having been on service for six hours. Report with photos: http://rnli.org/NewsCentre/Pages/Fishing-vessel-broken-down-and-drifting-in-rough-seas-off-Seahouses.aspx