Reports of a man overboard from a commercial vessel located to the South of the Isle of Wight prompted the launch of Bembridge RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat earlier this afternoon (Monday).
The ‘Alfred Albert Williams’ launched at 13:06 at the request of Solent Coastguard to assist with the recovery of a person in the water.
It had been reported to HM Coastguard that a person had gone overboard from a 14-metre commercial motor vessel.
Within about 30 seconds of launching, the lifeboat was stood down as it had been confirmed that the man overboard had successfully been recovered and the assistance of the RNLI was no longer required.
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These imagrents will try everything to get here.When he does.I hope they deduct money from his benefits.Us tax payers for those who don’t know. Who are on benefits and think it’s free and just magically turns up in there bank.For putting the charity run RNLI crew life’s in danger.
Keep taking your tablets…. Muppet.
The only Muppet on here is you.With your worthless comments.People like you are the reason this country got in the state it has.Just take all the time.Carry on digging your garden.Knuckle dragging inbred..