Dunbar Lifeboat Station

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DUNBAR'S RNLI lifeboat crew went to the aid of a fishing boat five miles of the coast after its steering failed.

The 'Spitfire' fishing boat was making slow progress back to Dunbar Harbour, steering with the aid of fish boxes dangling over the side. Dunbar RNLI second Coxswain Mark Anderson was in charge of the rescue, and said it was extremely cold as the crew left their berth at Torness at 2pm.

"The casualty was making slow progress back towards Dunbar and we took him in tow for about an hour," he said. "As we neared Dunbar the inshore lifeboat was launched to help make the tricky manoeuvres needed to get the boat into the safety of the old harbour."

The crew of the Spitfire were unharmed by the incident