Penlee tasked to injured fisherman
RNLI Penlee received an immediate launch request from Falmouth Coastguard at 11pm on 26 August 2025 to assist an injured fisherman who required urgent medical assistance to a head injury aboard a 50ft fishing vessel SE of Penlee Point.
Two RNLI volunteers, one of which was a paramedic, boarded the fishing vessel, compression bandaging was applied to stem the bleeding and he was transferred to the lifeboat and taken back to Newlyn.
Because there was no definite time given for an ambulance to take the fisherman to hospital, two RNLI volunteers drove the casualty to Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro for further treatment as he was still bleeding heavily.
Penlee Coxswain Patch Harvey said: ‘All the hours of training paid off last night the crew did a great job. The fisherman was known to us and we hope he recovers well.’
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Penlee RNLI is based in Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 5HW. The volunteers crew an all-weather Severn Class Lifeboat the Ivan Ellen and a B class Atlantic 21 inshore lifeboat the Mollie and Ivor Dent. The Penlee Lifeboat has a rich 200 years history of saving lives at sea.
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