Early morning page for the crews of The Lizard Lifeboat
The Lizard RNLI volunteers had an early start when their pagers sounded at 01.47am on Monday 25th April after Falmouth Coastguard had received a Mayday call from a yacht with two people on board.
Conditions on scene were described as calm and even though the yachts occupants had raised their sail they were unable to continue their passage unaided.
Under the command of Second Coxswain Darren Thirlaway the decision was made to secure a tow rope to the vessel and it was safely towed to Newlyn arriving there at 04.15am. RNLB Rose arrived back at the station at Kilcobben Cove at 05.39am.
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