Whitstable lifeboat service details

Date	12th July 2009
Casualty	Sinking speedboat
Wind	W 6
Launch time	1428
Recovery Time	1510
Crew	Richard Judge, Richard Curtis, Tony Martin
Details The lifeboat launched to a speedboat broken down and taking in water near Hampton Pier. On arrival the craft was found drifting with engine failure, the water having only been coming into the boat through a fractured cooling pipe, whilst the engine was running. The craft was taken in tow and landed ashore at Herne Bay harbour.