A mainland couple who decided to sail across the Solent for lunch were surprised to discover the boat they left on the beach at East Cowes had become the centre of attention from emergency services.
The couple had left the 18ft catamaran they had sailed from Stokes Bay in Gosport on the beach, to go for a meal in the town. But someone seeing the craft decided to make a precautionary call to Solent Coastguard and as a result, Cowes RNLI lifeboat, a Cowes Harbour launch and Coastguard Rescue Teams from Newport and Ventnor all converged on the scene.
But as an on the spot investigation was underway along came the couple, somewhat taken aback by all the attention. They then began their sail back to the mainland.
The lifeboat was launched at 13:05 and returned to station about 25 minutes later.
Photo by Cowes RNLI crew member Andrea
