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Third Service Launch in a Week for The Lizard RNLI

Lifeboats News Release

For our third service shout in a week, our crew were paged at 1.21pm following reports of a broken down motor vessel with no means of propulsion in an approximate position of one nautical mile south of Lizard Point

The Lizard RNLI

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Falmouth Coastguard requested our assistance and at 1.32pm under the command of Coxswain Phil Woodcock, RNLB Rose launched on service arriving on scene at 1.39pm.

With 3 persons onboard, it was clear following a thorough assessment that the vessel was unable to make any meaningful head way under sail alone. The decision was made by the Coxswain to take the vessel under tow to the nearest and safest port, Falmouth.

The towline was attached and RNLB Rose arrived in Falmouth at 4.57pm. Having safely secured the vessel the lifeboat made for home and arrived back at her station in Kilcobben Cove at 5.46pm where she was rehoused, refuelled and made ready for service again when required at 6.15pm.

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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.

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Lyndsay Bray
Lifeboat Press Officer, The Lizard Lifeboat Station

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