Coastguard Rescue Officers from Bembridge were mobilised after 2 unattended and ill-equipped vessels ran aground near Ryde Pier last night (Wednesday). At around 16:00, Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) were called to investigate a report of an unattended vessel aground on Ryde Sands to the East of Ryde Pier. Once on scene, Coastguard Rescue Officers (CRO) located a 2nd vessel aground but to the west of Ryde Pier which was also unattended. Both had little to no safety or Navigation equipment. Then, just over 2 hours later, the team was tasked back to Ryde to the same 2 unattended vessels aground east & west of Ryde Pier. Once on scene, those present could see people in each boat waiting for the incoming tide to re-float them Despite being given safety advice, the vessel to the west of Ryde Pier made it to the main shipping lane mid-Solent before it ran into trouble again after running out of fuel. To get them back to shore, the help of both Bembridge RNLI and Gosport And Fareham Inshore Rescue Service was requested. Assistance was given to 1 of the vessels which had broken down. Whilst the other took longer to re-float because it had no lights.
CALLOUT FOR BEMBRIDGE COASTGUARD AFTER VESSELS RUN AGROUND NEAR RYDE PIER
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Vessels under 7 metres have a minimum requirement of a single white torch light which only needs to be shone to prevent a collision. Obviously an allround white light or full nav lights would be prefered but are not required.
International Rules for the Prevention of Collision at Sea (Colregs): Rule 23 d (ii) you
mean? Then it shall exhibit an all round white light. This applies at all times between sunset and sunrise (Colregs: Rule 20 c), restricted visibility, and all other circumstances deemed necessary. However both vessels involved are capable of more than 7 knots; therefore Rule 23 d (i) applies. Both the white hulled and yellow hulled vessels exited Portsmouth Harbour at speeds in excess of 10 knots within the harbour and within 0.5nm of the line of mean low water springs within the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth (KHM General Direction 5/23).
The yellow hulled one broke down again the following day in the Town Camber.
If it’s full of migrants let the c8nts swim
I’m surprised it took longer to re-float because it had no lights, you’d think it’ll be lighter with out them.
Whilst sunset is not for over two hours, lack of lighting can seem a little forgivable. But didn’t they think of returning to their craft with a couple of cans of fuel? Starting out on an almost empty fuel tank sounds a bit numpty. Call out services have a duty of care and are free but they must surely have to pay something. After all, you have to pay an ambulance call out fee for a road traffic incident, which is normally paid by the insurance company.
And who is called upon to pay for all this? Us, the taxpayer.