Angling boat drifting towards Coombe Rocks

Launch No: 289
Craft: Spirit of the Dart. D-702
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Location: Off Coombe Rocks, Start Bay

Photo: Rikki Bannister

A local fisherman in a 23 foot Seaward angling boat developed engine failure and was close to Coombe rocks. He radioed the lifeboat on Ch 16 just as it was about to be recovered. The lifeboat responded immediately and advised him to anchor as he was then only 100 foot from the rocks. The Coastguard was informed. The boat was towed back to her mooring at the Noss Marina.

Time

Request Received	8:00pm
Time to recovery	Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.8666666666666667 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 52 minutes
Back on Service	9:10pm

Conditions

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

Lifeboat Crew

Crispin Brabner

Jamie Mathys

Mark Conroy

Shore Crew

Deputy Launch Authority

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