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Coastguard sinks drifting project boat
Practical Boat Owner
|February 2026
A 60-tonne project boat that was sold by Brixham Marina to its new owners for a nominal fee was sunk by authorities after it drifted in a shipping lane.
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Former fishing vessel, the Faithful, which was carrying two tonnes of diesel, was sunk in a 'controlled operation'. On 8 October, HM Coastguard coordinated the response to a report made at about 0105 of a vessel 17 miles south of Looe that had lost power and was taking on water. RNLI all-weather lifeboats from Plymouth and Falmouth were tasked. The two people on board the stricken vessel were transported ashore by the Plymouth lifeboat. HM Coastguard continued to monitor the drifting boat and issued navigational warnings, with a Trinity House vessel acting as guard ship for safety. 'Due to the unseaworthy condition of t
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