St Ives launch to three kayakers
It was misty in St Ives, and most of the crew were enjoying a Sunday afternoon. Then at 4.45pm the pagers sounded and the crew responded.
Helm Barney Stevens launched the inshore lifeboat along with volunteer crew David Holland-Kemp and Joel Ninnes to the Inner Sound area to reports of Kayakers in difficulty.
The crew quickly got underway to the location, however once the crew had arrived they found a local vessel The Dolly P had located the kayakers with their kayaks and had them aboard their vessel.
The volunteer crew accompanied The Dolly P back to St Ives Harbour and to dry land.
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