Donate now

RNLI Penlee tasked to sinking vessel

Lifeboats News Release

RNLI Penlee was tasked by Falmouth Coastguards at 6:30 am on Thursday 11th July to a motor vessel taking on water off Lamorna in West Cornwall.

Picture shows a sinking boat off Lamorna

RNLI/Patrick Harvey

19 metre vessel sinking off Lamorna
Download image
The all-weather Severn Class Lifeboat the Ivan Ellen with its crew of RNLI volunteers under Coxswain Patch Harvey made best speed to the location to find a 19 mtr motor vessel ‘Skomer’ taking on water, the lifeboat crew ascertained there was no-one on board and were unable to prevent the vessel from sinking.
 
At 7am the same morning Penlee’s B class Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat the Mollie and Ivor Dent and the Penzance Cliff Rescue Team under Station Officer James Maddern were also tasked by Falmouth Coastguard to conduct a search of the area.
 
Fishermen reported that two people in a dinghy had gone into picturesque Lamorna Cove harbour and the cliff rescue team found a rubber dinghy on the rocks at that location with a warm engine but there was no sign of anyone who may have manned it.
 
Penlee all weather lifeboat collected as much debris as possible from the stricken vessel including life raft, flotation rings etc. Before both lifeboats returned to Newlyn and prepared for the next shout.
 
Notes to editors

Penlee RNLI is based in Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 5HW. The volunteers crew an all-weather Severn Class Lifeboat the Ivan Ellen and a B class Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat the Mollie and Ivor Dent. The Penlee Lifeboat has a rich 200 years history of saving lives at sea.

RNLI media contacts For more information, please contact Phil Monckton, Penlee Lifeboat Press Officer on 07879818095 or [email protected], or Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Communications Manager [email protected] or Emma Haines, RNLI Regional Communications Officer, on 07786 668847 or [email protected].

RNLI online

For more information on the RNLI please visit rnli.org. News releases and other media resources, including RSS feeds, downloadable photos and video, are available at the RNLI News Centre rnli.org/news-and-media.

 

 

 

Picture shows sinking vessel at Lamorna

RNLI/Patrick Harvey

Penlee lifeboat watches vessel sinking at Lamorna
Download image

Key facts about the RNLI

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,700 lives.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.

About the authors

Philip Monckton
Lifeboat Press Officer, Penlee Lifeboat Station
Patrick Harvey

Categories