Falmouth lifeboat called out to broken down motorboat
The inshore lifeboat was called out on Sunday. File picture Falmouth Lifeboat A MOTORBOAT owner was "given words of advice" after they sent out a distress call by mistake before breaking down and having to be rescued by Falmouth lifeboat. The inshore lifeboat with a crew of Jamie Connolly (helmsman), Jonathan Hackwell, Adam West and Tamara Brookes were called out at around 1.40pm to the broken down motorboat close to shore off Gull Rock in Veryan Bay. The 6m motor boat with four people on board had suffered engine failure.The vessel had contacted the coastguard using a mobile phone and ...
Source: falmouthpacket.co.uk