Fowey lifeboat called out to capsized dinghy
On June 27 Fowey RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to launch. In his first shout as a D class helm, Ross Jezard and his crew launched the D class lifeboat to assist a small sailing dingy that had capsized 500m off Porthpean Beach in St Austell Bay.
NCI Charlestown had visual on the vessel but 25 minutes after the boat capsized they were still unable to confirm if there were any people on board and their condition.
The crew launched the lifeboat at 1:45 and arrived on scene at 2:05. In the meantime a safety boat RIB from Porthpean Sailing Club had launched and managed to upright the dingy. The mast had snapped in two during the incident and the safety boat was managing to slowly tow the dinghy. The lifeboat crew checked that all was well with and that there were no injuries to the casualty sailor and that they were happy to carry on themselves. The lifeboat remained on scene for a short while before being stood down by Coastguard.
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