Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat is making best speed towards the cross-Channel ferry ‘Commodore Clipper’ this lunchtime (Friday) to evacuate an unwell passenger.
Solent Coastguard requested the assistance of the All Weather Lifeboat at just gone 11:30 following reports that a passenger was suffering with breathing difficulties some 13 nautical miles of the Isle of Wight.
The Condor-owned ferry Commodore Clipper has diverted from its Portsmouth to Jersey route and is heading towards the lifeboat.
Yarmouth’s volunteer lifeboat crew and the ferry are expected to rendezvous in the next 5 to 10 minutes.
