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No. 149
Title: Motor cruiser aground at Berry Rocks nr Totnes
Date: Mon 16th Jul 2012
Location: Southern end of Home Reach, River Dart
Title: Motor cruiser aground at Berry Rocks nr Totnes
Date: Mon 16th Jul 2012
Location: Southern end of Home Reach, River Dart
Launch Statistics |
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| Time ... | |
| of launch request: | 10:35pm |
| to launch: | 5 mins |
| from alert to incident: | 30 mins |
| spent at incident: | 54 mins |
| to recovery: | 2 hours, 20 mins |
| back on service: | 1:12am |
| Conditions ... | |
| Wind: | Westerly, 10 - 16 Knots |
| Sea State: | River calm |
A 24 ft motor cruiser motoring up to Totnes with 2 adults and a child on board struck an object and sheared their propeller, losing all steerage. The boat was carried by the tide and went aground on the western bank of the Dart approx 8.5 miles from the lifeboat station. The lifeboat dragged the vessel into deeper water and took them on a long tow to Baltic Wharf, Totnes.
Lifeboat crew; Kevin Murphy Helmsman. Haydn Glanvill & Chris Rampling crew.
Launch crew; Monty Halls Tractor. (His first as Tractor driver since joining the team) Pete Callis & Jerry Gilby.
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