[3] The lifeboats propellers are installed in tunnels which protect them when launching or in the shallow waters as is the situation at Aldeburgh.

[4][5] The lifeboats evacuated the yacht's crew, and the Lugger was towed to Harwich, with the rescue taking around 12 hours in total.

On 27 November 1996, coxswain of the Freddie Cooper, Ian Firman, received the RNLI Bronze Medal for his part in the rescue.

[4] On Sunday 20 May 2000, the Freddie Cooper was launched to assist the small Dutch yacht Rose Bank, which was struggling in gale force 7 winds.

The drifting Rose Bank was recovered three days later by a fishing boat and was towed into Ramsgate in Kent.