Solent Coastguard tasked Yarmouth RNLI’s All Weather Lifeboat to reports of a 999 call from a 6.5m RIB aground to the West of Hurst Castle yesterday afternoon (Sunday).
Having been tasked at around 15:45, the Lifeboat left Yarmouth Harbour at best speed and was on scene within 5 minutes where the Lifeboat’s daughter boat – Y-boat – was deployed with 2 crew onboard to assess the situation.
When the Y-boat arrived on the beach of Hurst Castle, it was found that one of the three persons onboard the RIB had entered the water but had made it out unaided, and were making their own way home.
A plan was made for Lymington Coastguard to take the remaining two casualties to Keyhaven where they would wait for the Lifeboat (17-25) to deliver the grounded RIB into Keyhaven once the Y-boat and her crew had recovered it off the beach.
Owing to the size of the RIB, the Lifeboat’s Y-boat was able to tow the casualty boat instead of the ALB (17-25) to the entrance of Keyhaven, where they handed the tow over to the local harbour authorities.
The Lifeboat, Y-Boat and crew returned to station and was ready for service again at 17:00.
Richard Pimm, Yarmouth Lifeboat’s Full Time Mechanic, has said:
“It is always important when venturing out on the water for pleasure or business purposes that the appropriate means of safety equipment are always made readily available in the chance of situations like this. This includes lifejackets or buoyancy aids for all parties, and communication devices such as mobile phones or handheld VHF radios should you need to contact the emergency services. A good app to download on mobile devices is the SafeTRX, which you can also use to plan your journey.”
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