A motor cruiser that had been driven on to rocks by a brisk north-westerly, between East Cowes and Osborne Bay, led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat racing to its aid today (Friday).
The 20ft ‘Bob’s About’ had suffered engine failure resulting in the skipper deploying the anchor to try to prevent the boat from going even harder aground. Because of the shallow water, lifeboat crew member Andrea Vaughan had to wade some distance to the motor cruiser with the tow rope.
Eventually, with some initial assistance from a motorboat, the lifeboat battled through a strong tide to take Bob’s About up the River Medina to a mooring at Whitegates, Cowes.
The lifeboat, helmed by Jason Hughes, returned to station at 14:45 – nearly 2 hours after launching.
