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Boat: All Weather Lifeboat
Crew: Mark Pollard (Coxswain), Snowy Angove, Alan Rowe, Alistair Heane, Dave Nicoll, Steve Bond
Location: The Hutches, Near Maenporth
Shout Date: 08/08/2010 - 14:30
Weather:NW 4, Slight Sea & Swell, Good Visibility, Sunny Periods

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At 14:22 Falmouth Coastguard requested that both Falmouth All Weather and Inshore Lifeboats be launched following a call from 34ft Yacht Pipeduet II with six persons onboard reporting that they were aground on The Hutches near Maenporth. The Falmouth Coastguard Mobile was also tasked to assist.

The All Weather Lifeboat left its pontoon berth at 14:30. The Inshore Lifeboat which had launched at 14:28 arrived on scene at 14:34 and found the yacht to be off the rocks but had suffered damage to its drive shaft and was unable to manoeuvre. A crewman was put onboard the yacht to rig a tow and once it was established that there was no major water ingress the All Weather Lifeboat was released to return to station at 14:44. The Inshore Lifeboat towed the yacht back to Falmouth where she was safely moored alongside at Port Pendennis Marina.

The All Weather Lifeboat was back alongside its pontoon berth by 15:00. The lifeboat was then refuelled, and was ready for service by 15:10.