Sportsboat with engine failure and eight onboard

Launch No: 355
Craft: Spirit of the Dart. D-702
Sunday, 9 September 2018
Location: East of the Mewstone. Start Bay.

The Falmouth Coastguard requested the RNLI Dart D class lifeboat to launch to a 21ft. sportsboat anchored off Pudcombe Bay, east of the Mewstone. The craft had engine failure. The lifeboat towed them back to the Higher Ferry landing slip.

Time

Request Received	2:40pm
Time at incident	40 minutes
Time to recovery	1 hour, 20 minutes
Back on Service	4:30pm

Conditions

Sea/River State	Slight Swell
Wind Direction	Southwest
Wind Strength	2-10 knots

L355 to sportsboat with 8 onboard.

Map: trackaship universal

Lifeboat Crew

Chris Rampling (Helm)

Mark Conroy

Lee Darch

Shore Crew

Caleb Brown (Tractor Driver)

Crispin Brabner

Will Davis

Ewen Menzies

Deputy Launch Authority

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