Trawler Pacemaker tow.

28/July/2008: Launched at 1920hrsd to the fishing vessel PACEMAKER, with a fouled propeller 26nm North of Bideford Bar. Tenby Lifeboat was also launched as the fishing vessel was also some 15 miles from Tenby, The fishing vessel came from Bideford, so the Tenby boat Towed the pacemaker towards Appledore. Both lifeboats met up at 2100 and the tow passed over to Appledore, who commenced the long tow home,arriving back at Appledore Station at 0200 the following morning.

Crew,M Cox (Cox'n) G.Stanbury(Mech),N.Allman,J.Atkinson,J.Short,N.Ayres,S Jenkins