Sports boat adrift off Scabbacombe Head

Launch No: 309
Craft: Spirit of the Dart. D-702
Monday, 28 August 2017
Location: Scabbacombe Head, Start Bay

Photo: Andy Kyle

The RNLI Dart D class lifeboat was tasked by the Coastguard to 3 people on board a 25ft. Sundancer sports boat with engine failure adrift near Scabbacombe head, two and a half miles east of Dartmouth. The boat was taken in tow to Dartmouth Harbour and berthed at the Dartmouth Yacht Club pontoon.

Time

Request Received	12:51pm
Time at incident	49 minutes
Time to recovery	1 hour, 19 minutes
Back on Service	2:30pm

Conditions

Sea/River State
Wind Direction	West
Wind Strength	1-6 knots

Lifeboat Crew

Crispin Brabner

Stuart Millard

Shore Crew

Buster Hart (Tractor Driver)

Steve Wallis (Tractor Driver)

Aaron Spicer

Caleb Brown

Jamie Mathys

Deputy Launch Authority

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Dartmouth
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