Lifeboat ceremony interrupted by rescue

2010-03-16T17:15:00

Captain Gavin Pritchard OBE presents a Bravery Medal to Lieutenant Paul Patterson on behalf of the committee of the Tyne Lifeboat Society

A recent ceremony recognizing lifeboat heroes was interrupted as the recipients of the Bravery Medals dropped everything to make another, on the spot emergency rescue.

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