Cowes RNLI lifeboat once again proved its worth during Cowes Week when the volunteer crew helped with 2 incidents on the Solent yesterday (Tuesday).
The lifeboat was first launched just after 13:00 in response to a report of a man overboard from a yacht, east of Cowes Harbour’s breakwater. The lifeboat eventually delivered the man to Trinity Landing where Coastguard Rescue Officers handed him over to the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service for onward conveyance to St Mary’s Hospital, Newport.
Another emergency call followed, concerning a woman with a suspected broken wrist aboard a day boat. The lifeboat also took the woman to Trinity Landing where a member of Cowes RNLI – who also happens to be a doctor – was waiting to carry out a preliminary assessment before she, too, was taken to hospital.
The lifeboat then began to tow the day boat, with its 2 remaining occupants, into the harbour where a harbour launch then took over to take the craft to a local marina.
How grateful we are for the volunteers of the RNLI to watch over all the sailors at sea, they brave the elements and care for those in distress, well done all of the RNLI teams and stay safe