Cowes RNLI lifeboat was today tasked to go to the aid of a man who had suffered a suspected heart attack while taking part in a yacht race in the Solent.
Searches carried out by independent lifeboat as well as coastguard yesterday after empty kayak found in Sandown. Turned out it was from a beachut that had been broken into and vandalised.
A man with strong links with the Isle of Wight is planning to take part in the London Marathon to raise funds for the £1-million Cowes RNLI lifeboat station appeal.
Crew members at lifeboat stations around the coast of the Isle of Wight , Hampshire and Sussex launched their lifeboats a total of 990 times in 2011, assisting a total of 1,054 people.