Trio rescued from sea after 'Lolly Roger' icecream boat capsizes The enterprising trio had put a freezer on wheels on the deck of the Lolly Roger to hold the icecreams, but this slid across the surface of the boat when the wave hit and unbalanced the 15ft craft, throwing its crew into the water. Neither the two men or woman on the boat had lifejackets or a way of making a distress call, but were luckily picked up by a passing pleasure boat called Badgers Retreat, which raised a mayday alert with the coastguard. The trio and their boat were then taken to shore by Mudeford's inshore lifeboat crew after plunging into the sea about a mile from Hengistbury Head, on the Dorset coast. They had been travelling in a 15 foot dory boat, painted blue and with the word "icecream" emblazoned along the side, as well as the name 'lolly roger.' A spokeswoman for the coastguard said this type of call was "fairly unusual." She added: "In terms of safety advice we would always recommend life jackets and for people to take a radio out to sea or other safety equipment." They said a prohibition notice had been served on the boat as "equipment used on board makes the vessel unsafe." The coastguard received a distress call at about 2.10pm on Thursday, reporting that the trio had gone into the water. They were not seriously injured. The coastguard search and rescue helicopter was scrambled, but was later stood down as it was not required. Last month a sailor, who was trying to sail from Dorset to Ireland in a dinghy on one of the hottest days of the year, had to be rescued by officials.