B-782 Damaged on service

'Miss Betty' suffered hull damage during the search on Tuesday morning (see Shouts 14/03). The lifeboat was taken off service that morning, and a relief lifeboat, B-774 'Braemar' was despatched from Cowes and placed on service around Wednesday mid-day. The crew anxiously await news of the 'Miss Betty' and look forward to her return. Unfortunately, the service in question was a hoax, which deprived Cork Harbour of its lifeboat cover for just over 24 hours.