Launches
A 33ft sloop,'Spirit of Sam', with two persons on board had been reported by Brixham Coastguard as disabled 1.5miles off Coombe Point in Start Bay. She was initially taken on a long tow by a local angling boat, Dart Angler, and after discussion with the Coastguard, Dart lifeboat was launched to assist the casualty into the harbour. A rope had fouled the prop and the sloop was towed into her berth at Noss Marina. Lifeboat crew. Kevin Murphy, helm. Buster Hart and Steve Wallis, crew. Shore crew. Mark Conroy and Lee Darch
Request Received | 6:32pm |
Time at incident | Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.5833333333333334 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 35 minutes |
Time to recovery | Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 0.9666666666666667 to int loses precision in /home/dartlifeboatorg/public_html/launches-detail.php (line 272) 58 minutes |
Back on Service | 7:40pm |
Sea/River State | Calm |
Wind Direction | Southwest |
Wind Strength | 15 knots |