This in from Ryde Inshore Rescue, in their own words. Ed
Ryde Inshore Rescue were called shortly after 3pm on Saturday 11th June to monitor a 30ft motor boat that had hit Ryde Sands at speed.
Even though it was an incoming tide the strong winds in the Solent were pushing the casualty vessel further up the bank and a request came through to launch Ryde Rescue 1 to assist.
Once on scene it was established that there were five people onboard, two of whom were beginning to suffer from Sea sickness. Ryde Rescue 1 attached a long line to the vessel and, once there was enough water, towed the vessel off the bank.
Both engines overheated
Unfortunately his stay on the sandbank resulted in his water intakes blocking causing both engines to overheat and he was unable to make his own way back to his home port of Cowes.
Due to the lack of water in Ryde Harbour the lifeboat crew had no choice but to tow the vessel back to Cowes, but not before requesting the launch of Ryde Rescue 2 to transfer the seasick passengers ashore in Ryde.
As Ryde Rescue 2 were making their way back through the rough sea conditions with the 2 seasick ladies a call came through from Solent CG advising them that there was another tasking for them once the original casualties were ashore at Ryde.
Rescue for leaking kayak
Once these ladies were brought ashore at the lifeboat station, Ryde Rescue 2 returned straight back out to sea to reports of a man in an inflatable kayak that was taking on water in vicinity of the Warner Buoy.
The man set off from Ryde to trial his kayak, but with worsening weather conditions got into difficulties once he was out of the lee of the land. The Pilot vessel Hampshire conned the lifeboat onto the man who was found sitting in his Kayak full of water being carried out of the Solent by the strong winds.
Ryde Rescue 2 brought the man back to the lifeboat station where a waiting ambulance checked him over for effects of Hypothermia.
Ryde Rescue 1 finally returned ashore after five hours of being afloat and the lifeboat crews reverted back to pager just before 10pm that night.
