Round the Island round up
If you saw the Coastguard helicopter near Ventnor at around
2.30pm this afternoon it’s because there was a yacht aground close to Ventnor
Haven – the independent lifeboat from Sandown and the RNLI lifeboat from
Bembridge worked to pull the yacht off to sea. Ventor Coastguard Rescue Team
and the Coastguard helicopter from Lee on Solent were on scene to provide help
if needed.
The helicopter also medically evacuated one person with a
head injury from the race and one lifeboat person was medically evacuated by
the Coastguard helicopter based at Portland.
At time of posting (as the race is drawing to a conclusion)
the 16 lifeboats have helped rescue one man overboard and medically evacuated 2
head injuries, 1 person with sea sickness and 1 person with a broken arm from
the race.
The picture below is of the Coastguard operations race hub
at the National Maritime Operations Centre. The team here would like to thank
Lymington Coastguard Rescue Team, Southampton Coastguard Rescue Team, Newport
Coastguard Rescue Team, Needles Coastguard Rescue Team, Ventnor Coastguard
Rescue Team, Bembridge/ Ryde Coastguard Rescue Team, the Gosport Independent
Lifeboat, Freshwater Independent Lifeboat, Sandown Independent Lifeboat and the
RNLI lifeboats from Mudeford, Lymington, Calshot, Hamble, Portsmouth, Cowes,
Yarmouth, Bembridge and Ryde for all their assistance today. We couldn’t do it
without you.