Falmouth Inshore Lifeboat has had its busiest May ever, with 13 shouts and has already had its first rescue for June.

Both boats have now responded to over 40 incidents this year.

At the weekend both boats were tasked to help in the rescue of a person caught in mud near Tolcarne Creek.

They were called, along with the Falmouth Coastguard Rescue team to a man stuck in the mud with and flooding tide at Tolcarne Creek, St Just in Roseland.

Due to the urgency of the situation, given the tide rising around the man, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service and Portscatho Coastguard Rescue Team were also called out. 

A specialist coastguard mud rescue team and equipment from Falmouth was quickly transported to the scene by lifeboats from Falmouth, as well as a crew travelling by road.

Falmouth Packet: A Specialist Coastguard Mud Rescue Team and equipment from Falmouth was quickly transported to the scene by lifeboats from FalmouthA Specialist Coastguard Mud Rescue Team and equipment from Falmouth was quickly transported to the scene by lifeboats from Falmouth (Image: Falmouth RNLI)

Once there, the man was rescued with the help of the Harbour Launch from Truro and the local coastgauard team from Portscatho.

Working together, the man was assessed and taken back to St Just by the ILB and met by waiting coastguard officers from Falmouth.

The Falmouth Coastguard Rescue team posted: "Big thanks to the crew from Falmouth Lifeboat for facilitating the transport of our team members and as always the crew from the King Harry Ferry for getting the road crew there!

"The person who made the emergency call did exactly the right thing and dialled 999 and asked for Coastguard!2

The last call of May took place overnight Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31.

The crew’s pagers were activated at 11.48pm after the UK Coastguard had been alerted by the AZAB (Azores and Back) Race Control with concerns for the wellbeing of a lone sailor and his yacht after all contact was lost.

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The nine-metre yacht had reported electrical failure but was considered overdue. The AZAB race was due to leave Falmouth on Saturday, June 3.

The Severn class all-weather lifeboat Richard Cox Scott left its pontoon at 12.05am, under the command of Coxswain Jonathon Blakeston, and went to the yacht's last known position south of Dodman Point.

Using radar and a night sight, the yacht was found five nautical miles east south east of Gull Rock where there was a force 4 east wind blowing with a moderate sea.

The sailor was found to be fit and able and was asked to prepare for a tow back to Falmouth. Once back in the Port, the vessel was safely moored up at Port Pendennis Marina.