Launches
The Dart inshore lifeboat was tasked by the Coast Guard to assist a 12 metre yacht which had developed engine failure and difficulty making way under sail into Dartmouth harbour. As the lifeboat was just completing their previous task they refueled at the quayside before attending the yacht. In view of the size of the yacht it was decided that the survey vessel Sea Vigil would tow the yacht to the harbour mouth. There the lifeboat took over the tow and took her to the Kingswear Quay pontoon.
Request Received | 3:15pm |
Time at incident | Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.6833333333333333 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 41 minutes |
Time to recovery | Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 1.35 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 1 hour, 21 minutes |
Back on Service | 4:47pm |
Sea/River State | Calm |
Wind Direction | South |
Wind Strength | 5 knots |