Date of Incident:
04/10/2024
Station:
NCI Bass Point
Incident Summary:
NCI heard Pan Pan from yacht entangled in fishing gear. HMCG informed they had visual, monitoring requested. AWLB tasked. Second yacht asked to stand by. LB arrived and vessel appeared to have
freed itself. LB stood by to ensure all was well and casualty got under way.
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
MCA/HMCG
MCA:
Yes
MCA No.:
539379
Casualty Type:
Sailing Vessel
Cause of Incident:
Vessel - Fouled propellor / entangled with floating hazard