Fowey inshore lifeboat escorts broken down boat
On Friday 26 July, Falmouth Coastguard requested that Fowey launch the lifeboat to assess a 6.5m speedboat that had broken down between Gribben Head and Polkerris. The boat was at anchor with four people on board.
Fowey’s volunteer crew launched the inshore lifeboat at 2.25pm. In the interim, an 8m rib had also responded to the Pan Pan VHF message put out by the stranded boat. They had set up a tow and were towing the casualty vessel back towards Fowey Harbour.
The lifeboat crew arrived on scene just north of Cannis at 2.35pm and escorted both vessels safely back into Fowey Harbour.
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