Fowey RNLI lifeboat assists with sinking jet-ski
On Saturday 30 May, Falmouth Coastguard received a Pan Pan call from two people on a jet-ski that was sinking out near Gribben Head in St Austell Bay. Fowey’s D class lifeboat was launched at 2:33pm and made best speed to the location.
Fowey lifeboat Fundraising Chair, Rob Collings, was already out in the bay on safety boat duty for the Saturday afternoon sailing racing, when he also heard the Pan Pan call. He, along with several other boats in the vicinity, responded to the emergency call.
Rob said: ‘We were covering the afternoon's sailing races when we monitored a Pan Pan call from Falmouth coastguard requesting immediate assistance to a Jet-ski that was sinking. We made best speed to the area and found the Jet-ski and two men being helped by CS2 a rib trip boat. We got the two people onboard our safety boat RIB and took the jet-ski under tow. We were then joined by Fowey RNLI who escorted us back into Fowey harbour. The Jet-ski was handed over to Fowey Harbour Patrol and the two men were delivered safely back onto dry land’.
A great example of the local seafaring community coming to the assistance of fellow water users.
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