Hunstanton RNLI lifeboat Spirit of West Norfolk, which was tasked to assist an injured fisherman on its first shout of the year (Image: RNLI/Chris Bishop)
A fisherman was taken to hospital after being rescued at sea.
Hunstanton RNLI was called out for the first time this year after a man suffered a severe cut to his hand on board a vessel in the middle of the Wash.
Rescue crews reached the boat 20 minutes after the alarm was raised and assessed his injuries before bringing him ashore on the lifeboat.
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He was then taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn for treatment.
Jeff Lenton of Hunstanton RNLI said the rescue at around 1pm on Thursday went "very well".
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