The call was made from the crew of a leisure craft reporting that they had broken down and were drifting on the tide. Littlehampton RNLI’s D Class lifeboat Ray of Hope with volunteer crew on-board launched at 1.36pm on Friday last week.
The lifeboat headed out in fine weather conditions towards the reported scene one mile due south of the harbour entrance, where the casualty with two adult males on-board was located. On arrival at the scene it was apparent that the casualty had suffered an engine failure and was unable to proceed under its own power. The lifeboat crew rigged a tow line to the casualty, which was then taken under tow and returned safely to its moorings. The lifeboat returned to the station at 2.29pm where it was refuelled and made ready for service.”