Scuba divers rescued In steep breaking surf and Force 7 SSE winds,Salcombe's Tyne class lifeboat The Baltic Exchange II rescues three scuba divers from Hertfordshire overboard from their capsized rigid inflatable diving boat and in danger of drowning. The incident took place at the entrance to Salcombe Harbour on 28 September last year.

Unfortunately, conditions made it impossible to save the dive boat, wh ich broke up on rocks. However, three sets of dive gear were retrieved and all three survivors made a rapid recovery..