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High Sheriff Launches Forth with Cowes Lifeboat
The Island’s high sheriff, Nick Hayward, now knows what it is like to be aboard Cowes lifeboat as it is launched from the RNLI’s new local station.
After donning a dry suit and helmet he joined three of the station’s crew as the Atlantic 85, Sheena Louise,...
Lifeboat Rescues Squall-Hit Sailor in Holed Dinghy
A lone sailor in a dinghy caught in a sudden north-easterly squall off East Cowes this evening had to hurriedly call for help when it kept being buffeted on to the sharp rocks of the breakwater.
As the boat lost its rudder, became holed, and began to take on water in the...
