Incident: Catamaran with no power

At 18.15hrs on 20th August, our volunteer watchkeepers received a radio call on VHF CH65 from a catamaran declaring that they have no power and were at anchor 5 miles south of Orcombe Point. This was passed to the His Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG) by a 999 call. The Coastguard established radio contact with the catamaran and a Pan Pan call was issued at 18.33hrs.

At 18.50hrs, the RNLI Exmouth AWLB, already out on exercise, came alongside and towed the stricken catamaran back to the estuary.

Another successful cooperation between NCI Exmouth, RNLI Exmouth, and the HM Coastguard.