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Byline: Both of Ramsgate RNLI’s lifeboats launched at 5.30pm on Sunday, 12th. May following a report of a trimiran taking on water in the shallower waters off Joss Bay, Broadstairs.
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Although the RNLI station’s all weather Trent class lifeboat, Esme Anderson, and the inshore Atlantic 75 class, Bob Turnbull, launched timeously when they arrived on scene the 30ft. Dutch yacht was aground on the water’s edge in the sandy bay on an ebbing tide. 

With the yacht now firmly aground and having confirmed with the on scene Coastguard Mobile Team that the one crew member was safe and unharmed and that they would deal with matters ashore the lifeboats were stood down and returned to Ramsgate.

RNLI media contacts

• John Ray, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer (Ramsgate Lifeboat)
07759 480825 / john.g.ray@talk21.com
• Tim Ash, RNLI Public Relations Manager (London/East/South East)
0207 6207426 / 07785 296252 / tim_ash@rnli.org.uk
• Philly Byrde, RNLI Press Officer (London/East/South East)
0207 6207425 / 07786 668825 / philly_byrde@rnli.org.uk
• For enquiries outside normal business hours, contact the RNLI duty press officer on 01202 336789

Byline: Both of Ramsgate RNLI's lifeboats launched at 5.30pm on Sunday, 12th. May following a report of a trimiran taking on water in the shallower waters off Joss Bay, Broadstairs.
Page Content:

Although the RNLI station's all weather Trent class lifeboat, Esme Anderson, and the inshore Atlantic 75 class, Bob Turnbull, launched timeously when they arrived on scene the 30ft. Dutch yacht was aground on the water's edge in the sandy bay on an ebbing tide. 

With the yacht now firmly aground and having confirmed with the on scene Coastguard Mobile Team that the one crew member was safe and unharmed and that they would deal with matters ashore the lifeboats were stood down and returned to Ramsgate.

RNLI media contacts

• John Ray, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer (Ramsgate Lifeboat)
07759 480825 / john.g.ray@talk21.com
• Tim Ash, RNLI Public Relations Manager (London/East/South East)
0207 6207426 / 07785 296252 / tim_ash@rnli.org.uk
• Philly Byrde, RNLI Press Officer (London/East/South East)
0207 6207425 / 07786 668825 / philly_byrde@rnli.org.uk
• For enquiries outside normal business hours, contact the RNLI duty press officer on 01202 336789