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RNLI battles Storm Arwen for 18 hours to rescue six fishermen

A lifeboat crew from Tynemouth battled six-metre waves in storm force conditions at the weekend during Storm Arwen to rescue six fishermen on a 100-tonne fishing vessel. The 14-metre fishing vessel had suffered total engine failure in the midst of the storm 70 miles out to sea. Drifting helplessly, a call for help was made […]

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Fishing boat sinks after collision with cargo ship

A fishing boat has sunk after a collision with a cargo ship off the North Tyneside coast. The collision took place about a mile north of the Tyne piers on Sunday afternoon, according to Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat’s social media. The skipper of the 9.9m trawler made a distress call after a collision with a 1,700-tonne […]