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Panamera sinks off the Lizard

Panamera sinks off the Lizard

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The 21 meter long fishing vessel Panamera sank in bad weather off The Lizard, Cornwall, England.  The Panamera had suffered water ingress after suffering a 6 inch hole.  The vessel was also caught in a storm with 40 mph winds and 4 to 5 meter swells.   The fishing vessel pumps weren’t able to the control the flooding and was in danger of sinking.  The crew sent out a distress call which was received by the French Coast Guard.  They relayed the message to the Falmouth Coast Guard who dispatched a helicopter to the scene.  Two tankers also responded to the aid of the Panamera providing shelter from seas until rescuers could arrive.

Photo: Royal Navy
Photo: Royal Navy

When the helicopter arrived on scene, it dropped a dewatering pump to the fishing vessel.   The additional pump wasn’t able to stop the flooding either.   The crew elected to abandon ship to the vessel’s life raft.  From the life raft, the crew were winched to safely and taken to Culdrose.   No reports of injuries to the 5 crewmen.   The Panamera sank a short time later at the position 49.63204 / -4.818453.

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Disabled off Park Head

Disabled off Park Head

The fishing vessel Tizzardlee-on became disabled off Park Head off Newquay, Cornwall when it’s propeller became fouled by rope.   The three men on board contacted the Newquay RNLI which launched their lifeboat.    The lifeboat reached the scene and took the Tizzardlee-on under tow back to Newquay.   As the pair of the vessels approached Newquay harbour, they determined that the wasn’t sufficient to allow the fishing vessel to enter.   The Tizzardlee-on was moored to a buoy in Newquay Bay.   No reports of injuries or pollution being released.

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