A fishing trip on the Solent for ten youngsters and adults came to an unwelcome halt this afternoon (Thursday) when the boat ran out of fuel and then a woman suffered a head injury.
Cowes RNLI quickly arrived on the scene after being paged by HM Coastguard and the woman was swiftly taken to Trinity Landing in Cowes to be met by Newport Coastguard and a friend, who then drove the woman on to St Mary’s Hospital, Newport for treatment.
The party, from Corf Scout Camp, Newtown, had gone on a day’s fishing aboard the 30ft Harry Ho, but it had run out of fuel in Osborne Bay. It appears that after the fuel hatch was removed the woman fell and cut the back of her head. The boat anchored to await assistance.
Although the woman remained fully conscious, she was given a protective arm on the lifeboat by Dr Will King, who as well as being a crewman is also a doctor.
The lifeboat, which launched at 12:29, returned to station about 30 minutes later. Meanwhile the Harry Ho was refuelled by another boat.
