Launches
The lifeboat was tasked to a 33' yacht by Falmouth Coastguard at 0516. The Yacht from Poole, with five crew on board, suffered engine failure near Check Stone. When the lifeboat arrived at the scene Chris Rampling boarded the vessel and attached a tow line. The yacht was towed into Dart Haven Marina by the lifeboat and safely moored.
Request Received | 5:16am |
Time at incident | Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.03333333333333333 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 2 minutes |
Time to recovery | Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.9 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 54 minutes |
Back on Service | 6:15am |
Sea/River State | Calm |
Wind Direction | Southwest |
Wind Strength | 4-6 knots |