Elderly couple cut off by the tide at Bosham.

Boat launched : D-Class

Date : Tuesday 3 March

Launched at : 13:20

Returned at : 14:40

This was an unusual ‘rescue’ for the Hayling Lifeboat to be involved with. An elderly couple drove their car to Shore Road in Bosham, and misdirected by their sat-nav met the incoming tide. Before they had time to turn round the tide had also come in behind them, and although on an ‘island’ of road they were stranded.  The D-Class lifeboat was launched and found the couple but the Coastguard Mobile Unit also arrived on the scene and helped the couple up a bank and well away from the water. The D-Class stood off and awaited the turning tide which soon ebbed away sufficiently for the couple to return to their undamaged car and drive away!

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Service Numbers 2019

Total Launches: 84
Atlantic 85: 42
D-Class: 42

Services Totals

2015 - 67
2014 -77
2013 - 86
2012 - 77

Tide Times

Tide times and heights not available for http://www.tidetimes.co.uk/rss/chichester-harbour-entrance-tide-times

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