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  The crew of Grahame Wood, Sven Larsen & Paul Etock launched RNLI Lifeboat Hylton Burdon to reports from Humber Coastguard of a fishing vessel who had lost power and was drifting 1 mile East of Cullercoats. The crew quickly located the fishing vessel and a tow was established. The vessel was taken to North [...]

While out on a training exercise Humber Coastguard called the Crew of Cullercoats RNLI Lifeboat Hylton Burdon to inform them they had received reports of a man who had just jumped from the cliffs near Marsden bay. The Crew who were just leaving the River Tyne headed for the location and were joined on scene [...]

Paul Tooke, Scott Jones, Ross Dunn & Steve Raymond launched Cullercoats RNLI inshore lifeboat B811 Hylton Burdon to reports of a seven people cut off by the tide. All seven people were taken onboard the lifeboat and transported to Seaton Sluice as the conditions on the causeway were too rough to put the casualties ashore at [...]

While out on a training exercise at St Marys Lighthouse Humber Coastguard called the Crew of Cullercoats RNLI Lifeboat Hylton Burdon to inform them they were taking a 999 call from a friend of a man who had been out in his kayak for the first time and had not returned. It had been nearly [...]

Cullercoats Lifeboat rescues couple cut off by tide Cullercoats RNLI’s lifeboat launched at 17:00 today to rescue a middle-aged couple who had been cut off by the tide at St Mary’s Island. The lifeboat crew (Peter Clark, Scott Jones, Ben Bradshaw and Ross Dunn) were able to take the couple back to the mainland where [...]

Paul Tooke, Grahame Wood & Peter Clark launched Cullercoats RNLI inshore lifeboat B811 Hylton Burdon to reports of a boat on fire close to Cullercoats Harbour. Humber Coastguard had received a number of calls reporting a small vessel on fire close inshore to Cullercoats. The lifeboat crew along with members of the Tynemouth VLB were [...]