Thanks to Mark for keeping us up to date with call-outs for the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat. Ed
The Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat was tasked by the Solent Coastguard on Saturday the 16th of October at 12.27 pm to a report of a upturned catamaran half a mile East of Sandown pier.
On arrival the Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat attempted to re-right it, but with the mast and its sail that which had dropped off the boat and was suspended in the water underneath it on is rigging.
We eventually got it upright and had to get the mast on to the boat with it sail and towed it into shore at Sandown where the Bembridge Coastguard team and Sandown Mobile were waiting and assisted it up the beach.
Second rescue
Also whilst out there, we were alerted to another sailing vessel in difficulty. We went to their aid and it was found that they were slowly sinking with the wind and tide not helping them.
We transferred one of the crew who was shivering to our boat and warmed them up and attached a line and towed them out of the wind (Force 5 Northerly) and made our way back to Yaverland Sailing Club where again Bembridge Coastguard team also assisted in retrieval of this boat and checked the crew.
We haven’t had to be launched in three weeks then we get two jobs in one go.
