Launches 2009
8 June 2009
Padstow RNLI lifeboat summoned to yacht.
The RNLI Tamar lifeboat ‘Edward and Barbara Pridmore’ ( our releif lifeboat) was launched at 04.45 am to assist a broken down yacht.
The 8-metre yacht Stargate with a crew of 4 persons on board had suffered engine failure and was unhappy to enter Padstow under sail. The casualty was only 0.5 miles North of the lifeboat station. The yacht was under reefed mainsail when the lifeboat arrived alongside.
The skipper was asked if he wished to continue into Padstow under sail with the lifeboat escorting. The skipper declined and requested a tow. The lifeboat got the yacht to come up into the wind and drop the mainsail then a tow was passed. The lifeboat then proceeded to tow the casualty into Padstow. Once safely berthed in the inner harbour the lifeboat returned to station.
12 April 2009
Padstow RNLI lifeboat summoned in double shouts to aid canoeist and search for hot air balloon.
Launch 1- The relief RNLI Tamar lifeboat ‘Edward and Barbara Pridmore’ launched at 17.04 to reports of a canoeist shouting for help in the tide off Dinas Head.
The lifeboat found him drifting towards the Quies and got him on board. He was taken in towards Constantine and was watched into the care of the duty RNLI Lifeguards who saw him safely ashore. We returned to station at 17.39.
Launch 2- The Padstow RNLI lifeboat was again launched at 21.14 to multiple reports of a ditched hot air balloon off Widemouth Bay (Bude). The lifeboat arrived on scene and searched the area with the assistance of the Bude Coastguard teams ashore. Nothing was found and the lifeboat was stood down to return to station at 23.10. arriving at 00.34.
26 January 2009
Padstow RNLI lifeboat summoned to aid kite surfer.
Padstow’s Tamar class RNLI lifeboat was tasked at 11.22 hours on Monday to go to the aid of a kite surfer.
The Padstow RNLI lifeboat ‘Spirit of Padstow’ was tasked by the Coastguard to go to the assistance of a local man who got into difficulties whilst kite surfing off Harlyn Bay.
In rough seas and strong winds the man was carried out to sea, after ditching his board he was then unable to swim back to the shore.
The lifeboat was launched and within minutes picked the man out of the water. Medical assistance was given by the volunteer crew and a helicopter then airlifted the man off the lifeboat and transferred him to Treliske for a check up as he had swallowed a large amount of sea water.