Lifeboat rescued stranded Sea Life Centre staff near Southend Pier

8:05am Friday 30th November 2012 in Southend By David Trayner

THE lifeboat hovercraft rescued four Sea Life Centre staff stranded near the end of Southend Pier.

Thames Coastguard received a call from the workers after they got cut off by the tide at about 8am yesterday.

The Southend RNLI Hovercraft rescued the staff members and left them in the care of Southend Coastguard at the shore, who gave safety advice.

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Barry Bas says...
8:23am Fri 30 Nov 12

Well give us a bit more information then. Why were they out there? Was it something they have to do regularly as part of their jobs? Though if it was something they have to do often you would think they would be aware of the times of the tide.

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Eric Whim says...
10:02am Fri 30 Nov 12

were they chasing an escaped flounder?

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J_blond says...
10:43am Fri 30 Nov 12

They were collecting samples when they were cut off by the tide.

Bit poorly written methinks

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Speedysnail says...
10:48am Fri 30 Nov 12

So it would seem they was in the wrong plaice when the tide came in.

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Eric Whim says...
11:10am Fri 30 Nov 12

I hope no-one pulled a mussel while being rescued. Maybe The Echo could winkle out bit more information

All's whelk that ends whelk

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Olivia2847 says...
12:51pm Fri 30 Nov 12

Where does Noddy find these stories?

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crimsonking says...
1:36am Sat 1 Dec 12

Bet they had a whale of a time on the hovercraft.

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Eric Whim says...
9:30am Sat 1 Dec 12

I trust they've bunged the RNLI a few squid as a donation

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Brunning999 says...
2:17pm Sat 1 Dec 12

The 'Great eskate'

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firedog says...
4:24pm Sat 1 Dec 12

Perhaps they were looking a sick squid rise.

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