Yacht reported aground at Blackpool Sands

Launch No: 403
Craft: Joan Bate. B-794
Thursday, 1 August 2019
Location: Blackpool Sands. Start Bay

Crew of 36ft yacht called Coastguard asking for assistance as they were aground at Blackpool sands. The RNLI Dart Atlantic 75 lifeboat was launched but stood down eight minutes after call out as the yacht had freed herself.

Time

Request Received	5:49pm
Time at incident	0 minutes
Time to recovery	8 minutes
Back on Service	5:57pm

Conditions

Sea/River State	Calm
Wind Direction	West
Wind Strength	4-6 knots

Lifeboat Crew

Chris Tracey (Helm)

Mark Conroy

Jamie Mathys

Shore Crew

Stewart Taylor

Karl Guess

Stuart Millard

Tom Shanley

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