Boatman rescued from the Dart after an hour in the water.

Launch No: 383
Craft: Spirit of the Dart. D-702
Monday, 29 April 2019
Location: Dartmouth harbour
The position of the casualty is pin pointed
Photo: Andy Kyle
The position of the casualty is pin pointed

Dart B class Lifeboat and Dart D class ILB were tasked at 1.23am to reports of a person in the water in the area around the Town Pontoon, Dartmouth. Both boats immediately launched and searched the river in that area. The casualty was found in the water beside the new temporary pontoons, near the double Steps, and a member of the public was holding onto him.
The casualty had fallen into the water an hour before as he was boarding his boat to leave the Dartmouth shore. He had a life jacket on which had inflated but as both lifeboats arrived on scene only his head was visible and he was seen to be slipping under the pontoon. Four crew from the two lifeboats jumped ashore and immediately got hold of the casualty and recovered him to the pontoon. The casualty was then returned in the D class lifeboat to the lifeboat station to a waiting ambulance for checks. The crew also checked the member of the public who raised the alarm. He was found to be fit and well. In the opinion of the Coastguard control at Falmouth and the lifeboat crew this was considered to be a life saved.

The casualty is helped ashore at 1.43am
Photo: Andy Kyle
The casualty is helped ashore at 1.43am

Time

Request Received 1:23am
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Time to recovery Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.5333333333333333 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 32 minutes
Back on Service 2:05am

Conditions

Sea/River State River Calm
Wind Direction North
Wind Strength 7 knots

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Lifeboat Crew

Chris Rampling (Helm)
Mark Conroy
Andy Pomeroy

Shore Crew

Stuart Millard (Tractor Driver)
Buster Hart
Katy Sarah
Dani Lodge
Kevin Murphy

Deputy Launch Authority

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Coronation Park
North Embankment
Dartmouth
Devon TQ6 9RR

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