On Thursday 2 May at 3:47am, the volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to...
On Thursday 2 May at 3:47am, the volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to a Belgium 12m sailing yacht that was reported to be drifting near Broadness, Kent.
Thames Commander Andy Colley said, ‘This patch of the River Thames is a busy shipping channel with very large cargo vessels and could be a concern to navigational traffic.
When tasked it was unknown if there were any casualties involved, but we arrived to find 5 persons on board and their vessel at anchor near the shipping lane.
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