Over reaction perhaps,

Applescruffs said:
Breydon Water: Norfolk lifeboat crews rescue 17 people and three pets Breydon Water: Norfolk lifeboat crews rescue 17 people and three pets

I suppose they could have just waited till the tide came back?.. didn’t look like they were in much danger to me…….I mean…….I go aground all the time and Dylan Winter made a career out of doing it ?
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Yes, I saw that and initially thought the same, but, novices in a hire boat probably wouldn't know to put an anchor out and wait for the tide, let alone find their way back to the channel - probably in the dark - Broads hire boats are allowed to move in the dark for good reason, particularly on Breydon Water!
So, all in all, a rescue, was probably a wise move.
 
I hesitate to level any criticism at the RNLI, at least the people at the sharp end who are the bravest of the brave. For a while though Poole HQ seem to have had a rather unhealthy agenda, IMO at least. They seem to have become obsessed with warning everyone about just how dangerous the water is, and the beach, and swimming, and thinking for oneself.... It's now all about 'bigging-up' and over-dramatising potential risks that, with some level common sense, need not trouble anyone. It's almost as if they're trying to justify why they need to be available... And all this from an organisation that already has more money than it knows what to do with.

As always, the crews of the ALBs just get on with it without seeking fame, money or even thanks.
 
Was the rabbit wearing a lifejacket? At least one of the dogs hadn't put one on... :rolleyes:
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fredrussell said:
Proof, if it were needed, that rabbits bring bad luck to a boat.

I mean seriously, who brings a pet rabbit boating? The world’s gone mad.
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In my opinion, a dog on a boat is only one step higher than a rabbit, when it comes to taking excess objects on a boat :rolleyes:
Followed by-- Umbrellas, Soft drinks in 1 litre bottles, Bananas, Relatives, Mother in laws, Kids.. Wives..........!!!!!
 
Being lifted by helicopter doesn't seem like decision to be taken without good reason.
Looks like the boat was well off the channel and not likely to refloat.
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Perhaps there is more to it
 
There were two boats aground, one had engine failure, I suspect the second tried to rescue the first.. It was Pretty windy here yesterday (I'm about 15 miles away). The boat yard called out the Coastguard as they suspected the water outlets for sinks etc may flood the boat before the boat floats.

As for taking dogs and other animals on board.. Do not confuse these boats with a proper marine boat, they are floating caravans, often complete with a house domestic cooker and washing machine, generator, two toilets and showers....
They were as marine as they are allowed on Breydon water, and in high winds Breydon is closed for those tourist boats..
 
On the inland waterways dogs and boats are very commonly associated with each other.
As boat owners being based on a river we sometimes feel we are in the minority group in that we don't own a dog .

Yes it was windy at the weekend . I don't recall seeing any boats move out of the marina where we are ( quite some distance from the Broads but its a small country) .
 
Hemsby Independant Lifeboat Normally cover the Norfolk Broads, however since there is a nearer Lifeboat station to Breydon water, the RNLI often get called there..
Hembsy often use our sailing club car park slipway to launch. but who arrives with them is dependent on who the coastguard calls.

A tourist boat lost someone overboard, on the river we had, 2 fire engines, a fire 7 ton lorry, a fire commanders car, Hembsy life boat, the coast guards all turn up.. by the time they did, he'd been recovered.. now that was over reaction..

The local paper put up a piece about not drinking too much on the broads... I spoke to the guys of the boat that lost a man (he tripped over) none of them had.. it was 10 O'clock in the morning..

Meanwhile we had someone seriously injured in a race (mast hit someone on the head), the ambulance crew refused to go onboard a moored to the bank boat on the Norfolk broads because the lifeboat crew weren't there!!!
 
sailorman said:
Assisted rathe tbN actually resxued??
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The helicopter that winched ten individuals to safety, more than half of those rescued, had HM Coastguard on it. The RNLI assisted in the rescue by transferring rescuees from the Hemsby Independent Lifeboat.
Rescuees included a rabbit and two dogs.(y)
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As a follow up to this, four days later, a local yard sent a boat to retrieve the stranded cruisers.

Got a rope round the prop, and ran aground on a falling tide. Crew had to be taken off by the Hemsby lifeboat.

NFN!
 
About 1960 I went on holiday with a friend's family and the Dad stuck us aground very near that spot and we spent the night at an angle. Nobody suggested a helicopter evacuation, but the Dad got some stick from the family!
 
What baffles me, having transited Breydon a number of times, is how anyone can manage to go outside the incredibly well marked channel and go aground, unless I suppose they had an engine failure. Short of joining all the posts together with fluorescent chain I cannot imagine how it could be marked more clearly. ?
All assuming normal visibility.
 
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