Fowey RNLI lifeboat volunteers save yacht drifting in harbour
On Friday 10 April Falmouth Coastguard tasked Fowey RNLI to launch their Atlantic 85 lifeboat to assist a small yacht adrift in Fowey Harbour.
The 30’ sailing boat was reported by a member of the public initially alongside a waterfront cottage banging against a balcony and the sea wall and there was concern that there may be people onboard or in the water.
The lifeboat launched at 10:15pm and arrived on scene a few minutes later. The crew located the vessel which had drifted a short distance and was by then pinned against the south side of the walkway down to Albert Quay pontoon. A search was made of the surrounding area and no people were located. It was clear that the vessel had parted from its mooring in the harbour as a broken mooring line was hanging from the bow. The coastguard contacted Fowey Harbour to arrange the moving of the vessel to a safer location and stood the lifeboat down.
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