Boat launched: D-Class
Date: Thursday June 7th
Boat launched at: 18:55
Boat returned at: 20:25
Weather: Fine but with a gusting F6/7 SW wind
Solent Coastguard requested we launch the inshore lifeboat to go to the help of a crew member who had fallen into the water from a vessel in the vicinity of Northney Marina. Because of the low tidal levels the D-Boat was launched and went to the area and as they could not see the crew member in the water, sought information from the skipper on the vessel. The skipper explained that his colleague crew had fallen into the water when the tender capsized off the stern of the boat. The crew had swum and crawled to an adjacent mud bank and had then decided to try to walk across the mud to Emsworth.
The lifeboat started a search and found the casualty about 1 km from the scene of the accident. He was persuaded to return to the lifeboat, taken aboard and returned to the vessel where he changed out of his wet and muddy clothing. Both crew were then taken to Northney Marina and passed over to the waiting coastguards.
The D-Boat then returned to the station and was made ready for further service.
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