Sunderland’s RNLI volunteers helped a boat back to safety after a broken mayday message was heard.

The charity’s team was paged just before 10.10am today, Thursday, August 6, after the call for help was reported when those on board faced difficulties.

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A spokesperson for the crew said: “The lifeboat crew were able to quickly locate the broken down fishing vessel before taking it under tow.

A photo shared by Sunderland RNLI as its volunteers helped the boat back into the marina at Roker.

“The vessel and its crew were safely returned to Sunderland Marina.”

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Sunderland RNLI team go to the aid of broken boat after mayday message

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