October 22 2012.


Volunteers from Newhaven's RNLI lifeboat station were launched on Friday 19th October at 15:10 to a vessel which had suffered electrical failure 2.5 miles south west of Newhaven breakwater.
 
Newhaven's all-weather Seven Class lifeboat 'RNLB David and Elizabeth Acland was given a course to steer by the Newhaven Coastwatch, who was keeping an eye on the casualty vessel which was drifting to the west with two persons on board. The lifeboat proceeded on the bearing and the 24ft Culvic fishing boat was soon spotted.

Once on scene a tow was established and the casualty was then safely returned to Newhaven harbour.

The lifeboat returned to station at 16:35.