Launch Information - 28/10/2017

Summary

Inshore Lifeboat launched to reports of a person in the water.

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Following a request from the UK Coastguard, RNLI Cromer launched its inshore Lifeboat ‘George and Muriel’ at 6 17pm. A person in the water a mile off the Doctors Steps had been reported.

The lifeboat and crew were stood down ten minutes later once the police had arrived. By 6:30pm the lifeboat returned to station and was soon being washed down and made ready for its next launch.

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Richard Leeds, Cromer RNLI Lifeboat operations manager said, ‘Although we weren’t needed to help someone in the water, we were available to assist the emergency services’.

Details

Lifeboat: D-734 George & Muriel

Launched: 28/10/2017

Launch Time: 18:17

Returned: 28/10/2017

Return Time: 18:30

Crew

Boat Crew: 

Adrian Woods

Alex Royall

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Shore Crew:

Kevin Johnson

Steve Guest

Vernon Hoare

Karl Pearce

John Redmond

Mark Southgate

Graeme "G" Stallard