On Friday 31 May At 6:42pm, London Coastguard tasked Gravesend RNLI to a dog in...

Published: 9:52 pm May 31, 2024
Updated: 11:53 am October 8, 2025
Gravesend RNLI rescues a dog from River Thames near Tilbury

On Friday 31 May At 6:42pm, London Coastguard tasked Gravesend RNLI to a dog in trouble after falling 14ft into the Thames on the north shore near Tilbury Fort.

RNLI Thames Commander Andy Colley said, ‘We had already had a busy day, what with a tasking at 8:21am to Erith and then a day of exercise, we were just getting ready for shift handover and the direct line from London Coastguard rang.’

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