Inflatable rescued from path of Higher Ferry

Launch No: 65
Craft: Spirit of the Dart. D-702
Sunday, 30 May 2010
Location: Dartmouth Harbour

The Dart Inshore Lifeboat was about to be recovered after a training exercise when the crew saw a small inflatable dinghy with five people on board that had suffered engine failure right in the path of the Higher Ferry. The ILB gave immedate assistance and towed the vessel to the landing pontoon at Coronation Park.

Time

Request Received	1:54pm
Time at incident	Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.05 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 3 minutes
Time to recovery	Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.15 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 9 minutes
Back on Service	2:15pm

Conditions

Sea/River State	River Calm
Wind Direction	Northwest
Wind Strength	8 knots

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Shore Crew

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Coronation Park
North Embankment
Dartmouth
Devon TQ6 9RR

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