Cowes RNLI lifeboat was called into action when an afternoon trip on the Solent ended almost before it had began for 3 adults and 2 children aboard a 12ft motorboat earlier on today (Sunday).
The boat had suffered engine trouble at the mouth of Beaulieu River, minutes after setting off from Bucklers Hard.
Launched at 14:42, the lifeboat crossed the Solent to find that the motorboat had been saved from going aground by the independent Solent Rescue lifeboat.
Cowes’ Atlantic 85 lifeboat then towed the motorboat back to Bucklers Hard.
Glad they’re ok,that’s what matters