November 24th, 2017.
Newhaven’s Severn Class lifeboat RNLB David and Elizabeth Acland and her volunteer crew were launched at 11:46am on Tuesday to search for a missing person.The lifeboat conducted a slow search from Cuckmere Haven to Beachy Head and back. Crew with binoculars scanned both the shoreline and the southerly seaward side from the flybridge.
Despite a comprehensive search lasting over two hours, the missing individual was not found.
Newhaven lifeboat was stood down at 2:15pm and returned to station at 2:35pm.