This in from George at Cowes RNLI, in his own words. Ed
The possibility that a windsurfer had come to grief off Cowes led to the local RNLI lifeboat being launched on Saturday.
But what looked to shore-watcher like a ‘windsurfing board’ near Trinity Landing, off Cowes Parade, turned out to be a log when the lifeboat went to investigate. As it could be a hazard to craft the lifeboat, helmed by Max Rimington, was towed to Shepards Wharf Marina.
Rise in log sightings
The winter storms has led to a number of sightings of logs in the Solent and the River Medina in recent weeks. On Saturday alone, Solent Coastguards received reports of several logs in the Solent area.
In addition four empty metal beer barrels were recently reported to have been thrown by youths into the harbour from the Island Sailing Club’s premises. Both the club and a Cowes Harbour launch were involved in efforts to retrieve them.
