RNLI volunteers had their training interrupted
The crew of the Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat (D-805 George Bearman II) were on a training exercise off Exmouth when H.M. Coastguard requested they attend a report of two persons apparently in difficulty on a tender attached to the rear of a yacht on the River Exe.
The lifeboat crew commenced a search of the area during which time H.M. Coastguard received a Pan Pan call from the yacht confirming the emergency.
The lifeboat, commanded by Helm, Andrew Stott and crew, Harry Griffin and Jake Butt immediately located the casualties, where it was established that the tender had broken down. A decision was made to tow the tender and its occupants to the safety of the Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club. Neither casualty was injured or required medical attention.
Then just 20 minutes later, the same crew attended a report of a cylinder-shaped object drifting up the River Exe off buoy 12. The lifesavers arrived on scene and assessed the situation. The object was identified as a mussel farm float, was an obvious danger to navigation and water users and so the lifeboat crew towed it to the safety of Exmouth Marina.
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