Service 9

Person unwell on fishing boat

The lifeboat launched to the Fishing Coble 'New Venture' following a phone call that a member of its crew had collapsed. The coble was met by the lifeboat as it returned to Newbiggin and crewmembers boarded the vessel to give assistance. The person was tranfered into the lifeboat, his condition was continually monitord, while the lifeboat made its way ashore. The casualty was then handed over to the ambulance service and tranfered to hospital.

Date: 5th August 2008 Time: 10.46 BST

Wind: East 1 Weather: Sunny Sea State: Slight Tide: L.W. 13.06 BST

Lifeboat Crew

Shore helpers Richard Martin Jonathan Birchall Geoff Leslie

Paul Armstrong

Gary Oliver

Chris Main

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