Lifeboat crew were called to a dinghy in trouble.

Hastings lifeboat crew were launched after a resident walked into their station in East Beach Street to report an inflatable in trouble 1.5 miles east of the lifeboat base at just after 6.30pm last night.

The dinghy was found after running aground and was refloated and towed back into Hastings yacht club in an operation lasting about 30 minutes.