At 18:24 Falmouth Coastguard requested that Falmouth Inshore Lifeboat be launched following a call from one of the occupants of a 14ft open boat reporting that they were broken down in Channels Creek and were unable to reach the shore due to their location.

The Inshore Lifeboat launched from her slipway at 18:30 and arrived on scene at 18:37. The boat and its three occupants were located in the shallow water off Trelissick Beach. A lifeboat crewman waded through the mud to reach the boat and attached a line so the boat could be pulled out into deeper water. The three occupants were then transferred to the Inshore Lifeboat and the boat was towed to Malpas where they were safely landed at 19:41. The Inshore Lifeboat was then released to return to station.

The Inshore Lifeboat was back on its slipway by 20:08 where it was refuelled, rehoused and was ready for service by 20:23.

The boat and its occupants had been out fishing on the River Fal when their outboard had failed. They had drifted into Channals Creek and deployed their anchor but had ended up in a position where they could not get ashore and could not be reached by other vessels.

An Inshore Lifeboat Service

 

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