A father and son have good reason to be grateful to the RNLI this week after being rescued twice within just a few days – the second time being last night (Tuesday) when their 23ft speedboat had to be towed to safety by Cowes Lifeboat.
Only three days before Lymington Lifeboat was tasked with towing the boat into Lymington, where the craft had apparently just been purchased. On both occasions the boat had suffered the same engine failure while trying to reach Hamble.
When assured after the first tow that the problem had been sorted, the duo set out from Lymington once more, only to stutter to a halt yet again near Lepe Middle Buoy. After anchoring they eventually summoned help through Solent Coastguard, and Cowes lifeboat duly launched at 20:40.
The craft was towed to Hamble and the lifeboat returned to station two hours later.
