Person reported to be under capsized boat

Launch No: 387
Craft: Spirit of the Dart. D-702
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Location: Veir Island. Totnes

A person was reported to be under a capsized boat at Vire Island , Totnes. The D class lifeboat was chosen as the tide was so low. The Totnes fire crew managed to right the boat and reported that nobody was underneath it. The lifeboat volunteers were stood down..

Time

Request Received 1:21am
Time at incident 0 minutes
Time to recovery 0 minutes
Back on Service 1:25am

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Coronation Park
North Embankment
Dartmouth
Devon TQ6 9RR

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