The lifeboat launched to search for four fishermen, in two dinghies,  lost in dense fog off Herne Bay.

The lifeboat headed initially for Hampton Pier, where Herne Bay Coastguard and Kent Police were in attendance, and had heard the fishermen shouting. Thames Coastguard were in mobile phone contact with the men, who reported at one stage that they could hear the lifeboat's engines.

After approximately an hour, the fishermen found their own way ashore at Hampton Pier Car Park. Herne Bay Coastguard met them to take details, and the lifeboat returned to station.