A person was taken to hospital after Hartlepool RNLI volunteers helped those on an angling boat with 13 people on board.
The team was paged at 9.30am by Humber Coastguard today (Saturday, June 17) to attend a 33ft angling boat that was three miles off Hartlepool with 13 people on board, as one of those on board had been taken ill.
The all-weather lifeboat launched at 9.45am and was alongside the vessel at 10.04am.
Hartlepool RNLI coxswain Robbie Maiden said: “A quick response from the volunteer crew meant we were heading out to sea within a few minutes of being paged.
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“Once on scene casualty care was administered to the angler and he was then helped across to the all-weather lifeboat and brought back to the Ferry Road boathouse where he was transferred to an ambulance and taken to hospital.
“We hope he makes a quick recovery.”
The all-weather lifeboat was refuelled and made ready for service by 10.45am.
Sea conditions were described as slight with a north easterly 2-3 knots wind.
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