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Penlee RNLI assists stranded woman

Lifeboats News Release

Penlee RNLI was tasked at 3:15pm on 23 April 2026 to assist Coastguards with a woman who was stranded on rocks at St. Loys Cove between Lamorna and Porthcurno.

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RNLI/Philip Monckton

Penlee Lifeboat arrives back at Newlyn
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Penlee RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat Ivan Ellen was launched immediately under the command of Coxswain Amy Smith with Mechanic Andrew Wood and 4 RNLI volunteers.

Coxswain Amy Smith said: ‘The lifeboat stood off to provide visual and communication support for the coastguard rescue teams and helicopter. There was great work securing the casualty by the Land’s End Coastguard Search and Rescue Team supported by Penzance Coastguard Search and Rescue Team and a swift winch of the casualty by the helicopter from rocks up to the path. Great team work by all.’

Conditions were clear with a force 6 easterly wind and a moderate sea.

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].



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Philip Monckton
Lifeboat Press Officer, Penlee Lifeboat Station

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