Lost and listing Volunteer lifeboat crews from Falmouth and The Lizard joined the rescue operation of the 26 crew of MSC Napoli on 18 January 2007.

The vessel, 41 miles SE of The Lizard,was taking on water through a hole in her starboard side. Before the lifeboats reached the scene, Napoli’s crew abandoned ship in their own lifeboat and were winched safely into two RNAS helicopters. Exmouth inshore lifeboat George Bearman was tasked a couple of days later (when this photograph was taken by the crew) with checking that loose containers were not causing a hazard at sea..