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Two RNLI volunteers in a lifeboat. They are holding on to a red kayak after saving its users. Several people can be seen sitting in kayaks in the water behind them.

The moment 18 kayakers were rescued from the sea

The kayakers got into trouble when they were blown out to sea by force five winds, the RNLI says.

Cullercoats Bay. It shows sand and sea. There are houses and buildings in the distance.

Group of 18 kayakers rescued from sea

The party of adults and children got into difficulty off Cullercoats Bay, rescuers say.

Cullercoats beach - a man and woman are sitting on deck chairs on the sand. The man has his eyes closed and the woman, in a bathing suit is looking down at the sand.

Enjoying the sun across the North East and Cumbria

A selection of our favourite images from the North East and Cumbria as temperatures hit 29C.

Tynemouth's Longsands Beach. Water is lapping on to the sand in the foreground. St Geroge's Church, at Cullercoats, can be seen in the distance along with several people walking along the shoreline.

Coastal crackdown on anti-social behaviour returns

Mobile CCTV and foot patrols will be used to identify "hotspots" in North Tyneside.

Euan and Andrew stand side by side smiling at the camera, with a yellow beach and blue sea behind them. Euan has brown hair and is wearing a green fleece. Andrew has black hair and is wearing a grey hoody beneath a navy body warmer.

How brothers survived rip current surf terror

The pair hope sharing their experience at Tynemouth will save lives at sea.

A woman with blond hair and wearing a navy RNLI jacket smiles as she hands over a pager to a woman with long brown hair and wearing a green jacket

RNLI trainee gets first call out within minutes

New shore crew volunteer Becky Maw had just received her pager when she got her first call out.

Lots of people on the sandy beach at Cullercoats on a sunny day. There are houses and a cathedral on top of the small cliff in the background. A lifeboat is moored at the end of a stone jetty.

Holes drilled to probe beach bacteria 'mystery'

Poor water quality at Cullercoats Bay in North Tyneside has long puzzled officials.

Cullercoats boatyard is a small area with a house on either side and about 3 boats visible wit a number of tractors there too

Fisheries authority criticises boatyard changes

NIFCA is concerned the move will end years of fishing heritage and tradition in Cullercoats.

Paddleboarder in the sea

'We can reassure them that the water is good'

Bathing water in Cullercoats Bay is rated "poor", but locals say it "never causes a problem".