Storm Arwen brought further havoc to the North East prompting a dramatic 18-hour rescue over the weekend.
Tynemouth RNLI were alerted to a fishing vessel which had broken down 70 miles from the shore on Saturday night.
Lifeboat crews spent four hours reaching the stranded vessel, battling rough seas with waves of up to six metres high.
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Rescue crews reached the broken down boat just after 1am and set up a tow back to North Shields.
The journey back to shore took 14 hours and one person from the fishing vessel was taken to hospital.
The rescue crew were treated to roast potatoes and beef sandwiches from the Low Lights Tavern after the ordeal.
Tynemouth RNLI said: "Tynemouth all weather lifeboat, Osier, was paged to assist a fishing vessel that had broken down approximately 70 miles from the Tyne.
"The lifeboat launched with six crew at 8.45pm, battling through still very heavy seas of up to six metre high waves, even with the worst of the storm subsided.
"The lifeboat took four and a half hours to reach the casualty and was able to establish a tow back to North Shields at 1.15am.
"The crew then hunkered in for the remaining 14 hour slow trip back.
"The lifeboat arrived back into the Tyne at 3.07pm and brought the casualty back along side the fish quay."
A spokesman from Tynemouth RNLI added: "Our lifeboats are built for challenges like this and I'm glad to say that our severn class lifeboat didn't miss a step.
"After over 18 hours at sea our crews were a little tired and bruised but would do it all again if they were asked to.
"The fishing vessel had all the correct equipment and the skipper knew what he was doing but just came undone with an engine fault.
'We appreciate it's an extra difficult time for our families when crew are called out during a storm for a prolonged period of time and we as a crew thank them for their understanding."
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