There has been a massive surprise boost to the £1-million appeal for the new Cowes lifeboat station, proposed for the old Custom House beside The Parade.
Engine trouble proved to be the final straw for two Isle of Wight men for whom a day's fishing aboard their 16 foot cabin cruiser in the Solent on Sunday produced just one small fish.
Progress towards the new RNLI lifeboat station for Cowes has been 'ramped up' this month after builders started work on constructing the new slipway for the crew's all important rescue missions.