The rescue mission
SOUTHEND’S Coastguard found a sailor battling to stop his vessel hitting the shore during an emergency call-out.
The Coastguard was called to the incident after a 999 call yesterday morning.
The call reported a vessel drifting close to shore with a person in the water trying to stop it from hitting the shoreline.
Southend Coastguard attended with RNLI Southend who launched the inshore lifeboat to help.
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Both teams arrived at the same time to find the casualty was out of the water and onboard their vessel.
A crewman boarded the vessel and it was towed back to its mooring.
The crew carried out a welfare check on the casualty who remained in their vessel until low water.
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