EXMOUTH inshore lifeboat crew were on Monday called to secure a boat which had slipped its mooring.

EXMOUTH inshore lifeboat crew were on Monday called to secure a boat which had slipped its mooring.

The lifeboat crew was alerted to the loose vessel by Brixham coastguards who were contacted by a couple rowing across the estuary.

The couple tried to return the rigid inflatable boat back to its mooring, but without success.

The lifeboat crew recovered the boat and secured it.