ANGLE RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat completed two call-outs on Good Friday, March 25, launching to a report of a broken down water bike and then being tasked to assist a RIB with engine failure.

The Tamar class lifeboat Mark Mason launched just after 5pm to aid the water bike, which had two children on board and had last been seen off Rudders Boatyard, Burton.

Whilst en-route to the scene it was reported to the lifeboat that a nearby RIB had answered the Coastguard’s Pan-Pan broadcast and had gone to the casualty’s aid.

When the lifeboat arrived on the scene at 5.25pm, the RIB had the casualty in tow and agreed to continue the tow to Burton.

The lifeboat escorted both vessels until being re-tasked to assist another RIB, with engine failure, off Dale Fort.

There were eight people on board the RIB.

The RIB had deployed her anchor, but was unsure whether it was holding. A nearby work boat was also tasked to assist and arrived on the scene shortly before the lifeboat.

The RIB subsequently re-started her engine and recovered the anchor. But, she then started to have intermittent engine problems, so the lifeboat towed her to the slipway at Dale.

At 6.25pm, the RIB was handed over to Coastguard rescue officers and the lifeboat was released to return to her station, where she was rehoused 15 minutes later.