Oscar Wilde ferry fire 02 02 2010

Volunteer lifeboat crews from the RNLI at Falmouth and The Lizard were launched yesterday evening (Tuesday 2 February 2010) to respond to a ferry with a fire in the engine room. This footage shot by Falmouth LB shows the Lizard LB and the Coastguard tug, the Anglian Princess assisting.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• rescue
• RNLI
• lifeboats

[Zeamus634]

What do they need the coastguard for?

All the crew should have been taught firefighting skills as part of sea survival training.

[officialrnli]

The RNLI crew are trained in firefighting skills, but this is with the aim of keeping them safe should a fire break out on board the lifeboat itself. When it comes to an incident like this, we very much rely on the cooperation of other specialist assets that can help.

[TakeThatfan2010]

@Zeamus634 For a fire in the boat that requires a fire extingusher yes but for the flipping engine no way would they be trained for that u need the flipping RNLI

[EMYRWMS]

@diablica8401

in the case of any fire you diall 999 ask for FIRE SEVICE!!!!

[lokietaszczi]

bylem,widzialem,mirek

[diablica8401]

in a case of fire or some other emrgency you always calling coastguard.