Fowey RNLI volunteers rescue two from boat with no power
On Friday 13 February Falmouth Coastguard paged the Fowey Lifeboat Launch Authority with a request to launch Fowey’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat to assess and assist a 5m RIB with two people on board.
They were drifting with no power or lights over 500m south of Fowey harbour entrance, with an offshore wind blowing the casualty vessel away from the shore.
The crew were paged at 6:06pm and the lifeboat launched nine minutes later at 6:15pm, arriving on scene seven minutes later. After assessing the situation, the crew took the casualty vessel under tow and returned them safely to Penmarlam Quay in the Fowey River.
Both casualties were wearing lifejackets and were able to call 999 for the coastguard, as they had their mobile phone with them onboard. They believed the engine failure was due to water in the fuel.
After refuelling, the lifeboat returned to the station and was back on service at 7:18pm.
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