Incident - The West Mersea Lifeboat crew attended a distress call at the Blackwater Estuary (Image: RNLI)
A lifeboat was launched into stormy weather after a boat became stranded off the Essex coast.
The West Mersea lifeboat was deployed on April 14 at about 4.20pm following a pan-pan call received by the Dover Coastguard.
The crew in Mersea was informed of a vessel in distress in the area of the Blackwater Estuary.
Searching from Osea Island to the River Colne in the rough sea, the crew was soon diverted to a report of a vessel adrift off Point Clear which had ran aground.
Crew members oversaw the vessel until the arrival of the Walton Coastguard Rescue team.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here