ALB Services 1999

ALB Services 1999

12-13 RNLB "Keep Fit Association"

November 23rd

10m Fast potter "Shannon" 18 miles east of Filey with engine problems, 4 persons onboard. Vessel located and towed to Scarborough.

Duration of service 5 hours

Weather:- Wind South South West 4 Sea Moderate

October 10th

Missing 17 year old boy on Fishing trip at Hunmanby Gap. Boy located ashore, asleep on cliff by Coastguards.

Duration of service 1hour 30 minutes

Weather:- Wind South West 3 Sea Slight

October 6th

10m fast potter "Shannon", 5 miles East of Filey with engine problems. Vessel located and towed 10 miles to Scarborough, 4 persons onboard

Duration of service 3 hours

Weather:- Wind Light Variable Sea Smooth

September 17th

10m potter "Magic", 4 miles South East of Filey with Engine problems, 3 persons onboard. Vessel located and towed 10 miles to Scarborough.

Duration of service 3 hours 30 minutes

Weather:- Wind South West 4 Sea Moderate

August 29th

8m yacht "Andantino", 5 miles North East of Filey. Holed on the port side and taking in water, 1 person onboard. When the lifeboat arrived at the yacht the lone sailor onboard had plugged the hole and no more water was being taken in . The yacht was then escorted 15 miles to Bridlington and moored in the harbour

Duration of service 4 hours 45 minutes

Weather:- Wind South West 4 Sea Slight/Moderate

July 29th

Reports of red flares being fired South South East of Filey, Flamborough and Filey lifeboats launched, the Flamborough lifeboat located two sailing dinghies with one person on each. They took them in tow then passed them over to the Filey lifeboat, who towed them back to the beach at Filey where they had originally set out from, they had been caught out in an adverse wind and sailed to far from Filey with this they soon became exhausted and fired the flares for assistance as they were making no headway back to Filey.

Duration of service 1 hour 15 minutes

Weather:- Wind North North East 4 Sea Slight/Moderate

April 30th

9m fishing coble "Energy",3.5 miles South South East of Filey with a broken rudder, 3 persons onboard. Vessel located and towed back to the beach at Filey.

Duration of service 1 hour 15 minutes

Weather:- Wind North East 2/3 Sea Slight

April 29th

10m potter "Magic" 1.5 miles East of Filey with engine failure, 2 persons onboard. vessel located and towed 7 miles to Scarborough.

Duration of service 2 hours 10 minutes

Weather:- Wind North East2/3 Sea Slight