Date of Incident:
14/03/2023
Station:
NCI Teignmouth
Incident Summary:
Local pilot boat heard a faint MayDay from vessel sinking off pier, 4 POB, 2 with lifejackets. Not heard by HMCG or NCI. NCI had no sighting of a vessel off pier, CG informed. ILB, HELO, AWLB tasked.
Search negative, called off, assets stood down. Assumed either a wrong call or a hoax.
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
Fire
MCA:
Yes
MCA No.:
506242
Casualty Type:
Visual Search for HMCG
Cause of Incident:
FAWGI