Littlehampton lifeboat in feline rescue

LITTLEHAMPTON lifeboat crews helped their Selsey colleagues to rescue two sailors and a cat last night (Tuesday September 8).
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Sep 2009, 10:51 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:17 BST

The boat was launched at about 8.30pm, to help the Selsey crew who had been called to assist a 12m river boat, which was travelling from Cornwall to Eastbourne.

Emma White, spokeswoman for Littlehampton lifeboat station, said: "Having left Weymouth that day, she had travelled quite some distance before problems occurred.

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"With steering difficulties and the taking on of water, the crew of the casualty vessel radioed for help. Selsey launched, located and began to pump out the boat, and Littlehampton's Atlantic 75 Blue Peter 1 rendezvoused shortly after to take over the tow."

She added that helmsman Ivan Greer and crewmen Josh Gruber and Andy Hicks escorted the river boat, with its two occupants and pet cat, safely to the visitors' moorings.

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