The Hartlepool volunteer lifeboat crew were paged on Jan 14, 2018, at 6
The Hartlepool volunteer lifeboat crew were paged on Jan 14, 2018, at 6.55 p.m. to assist the 'Nereus - INS 172' with six people on board that had ran aground at the entrance to the Hartlepool channel. The all-weather lifeboat launched at 7:10 p.m. and was alongside the vessel a few minutes later where the decision was made to tow the vessel when the tide had risen sufficiently. The fishing boat was eventually taken under tow at 9:50pm and towed to Hartlepool Fish Quay arriving there at 10:20 p.m. The all weather lifeboat returned to the Ferry Road lifeboat station at 10:40 p.m. and was made ready for service at 10:50 p.m. Report with photo: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2018/january/14/hartlepool-rnli-all-weather-lifeboat-assists-grounded-fishing-boat
