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Submitted by Web Admin on Wed, 02/09/2009 - 10:35.

Boat: All Weather Lifeboat
Crew: Alan Barnes (Coxswain), Peter Wood, David Nicoll, Alistair Heane, John Lower, Tom Bird, Michael Lowres, Diane Bush, Oliver Lewis
Location: 5 miles Southeast of Zone Point
Shout Date: 11/12/2004 (All day)
Weather:SE 2, Slight Sea, Good Visibility, Sunny Periods


At 10:08 Falmouth Coastguard requested that Falmouth All Weather Lifeboat be launched to assist the an 18ft day angling boat with two persons onboard which had suffered engine failure 5 milers southeast of Zone Point.

The All Weather Lifeboat left her berth at 10:20 arriving on scene at 10:40. The two crew onboard the angling boat were transferred to the all weather lifeboat and a lifeboat crewman was placed onboard the casualty to secure the tow. At 10:50 the casualty was under tow back to Falmouth and the boat and its occupants were safely moored alongside at Falmouth marina at 12:05.

The All Weather Lifeboat was back alongside its pontoon berth by 12:15, where it was ready for service by 12:30.

 


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