At 15:16 Falmouth Coastguard requested that Falmouth Inshore Lifeboat be launched following a call from the pleasure boat Enterprise III reporting it had found a 10ft punt with its oars rigged adrift in the main channel between the Carick and Pill Buoys. The Falmouth Coastguard Mobile was tasked to meet the pleasure boat on its arrival at the Prince of Wales Pier.

The Inshore Lifeboat launched from her slipway at 15:22 and met up with the Enterprise III off Trefusis Point. Having made a quick inspection of the punt which was being towed back to Falmouth, the Inshore Lifeboat then commenced at 15:30 a search of the Carrick Roads starting between Penarrow and Messack Points and working up towards Loe Beach. At 15:55 the Coastguard received further information which indicated that the punt may have come from a yacht moored off Loe Beach, so the Inshore Lifeboat went to Loe Beach where the local sailing school confirmed that the owner had made it ashore and had left the beach to contact the Coastguard. At 16:10 the Coastguard were able to confirm that the punt that had been found was the one that had been lost from the yacht so the Inshore Lifeboat was released to return to station.

The Inshore Lifeboat was back on its slipway by 16:20 where it was refuelled, rehoused and was ready for service by 16:35.

An Inshore Lifeboat Service

 

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