47404

47404

Submitted by Colin Scott11 on Sat, 09/09/2023 - 19:46

Date of Incident:

08/09/2023

Station:

NCI Hornsea

Incident Summary:

A lone sailor was trying to return to his moored vessel in zero visibility, rowing a small inflatable with diesel and prrafin aboard. No radio and no phone signal. HMCG asked CRT to intervene, but he

would not listen, so local LB was tasked to get him safely to his vessel. He then called CG on VHF.

RNLI:

Yes

Initiated:

MCA/HMCG

MCA:

Yes

MCA No.:

534227

Casualty Type:

Manual Craft (Inflatable)

Cause of Incident:

Vessel - In Danger(catch all)

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