A rowing boat in difficulty off the coast of Brook resulted in a call out for 2 lifeboats and HM Coastguard yesterday (Saturday).
First informed of a vessel in difficulty off of Brook at around 13:45, Needles and Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Teams, a lifeboat from Yarmouth RNLI, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat and vessels in the area were sent to assist.
The crew – training ahead of the World’s Toughest Row event this winter – were rescued by lifeboat and taken to land.
Designed to self-right should it capsize, the vessel has since run aground at Brook Chine, where it continues to be monitored.
Having been anchored to a large rock on the shore, the vessel remains in situ.
Witnessed it yesterday..sea was very rough both RNLI boats went out towards pool way past the needles????
I would have seen it myself yesterday but I had to
get off the Military Road due to pain in the a@se
cyclists riding side by side chatting,
to make matters worse more pain in the a@se cyclists
were cycling along the Middle Road holding each others
hands.
Driving to West Wight at the weekend is a motorists
worst nightmare.
Too many lycra clad twits pissing off paying motorists.
Until there are cycle lanes islandwide cyclists should be
banned from using the Roads unless they are respecting
motorists who pay to be on the road, not a load of
tight twits.
More bad IW parking, should have parked at
Sandown on the pavement outside the old tourist
information centre opposite Sandown Pier inside a
pedestrianised zone
IT’S FREE ALL YEAR ROUND