Tag Archives: yacht
Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat assists stricken yacht
In the morning of Saturday 11 May the Yarmouth all-weather lifeboat The Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) was called to assist the 42ft yacht Neroli in strong winds 3 miles west of the Needles rocks.
The Neroli, which was on passage to Poole, was in difficulty and unable...
Lifeboat Rescue Follows Sunday Morning Training
A Sunday morning training exercise turned into live rescue when Cowes Lifeboat was asked to assist a 35ft Yacht experiencing difficulties in the deteriorating weather conditions in the eastern Solent on Sunday morning.
The lifeboat was returning to station after a two and...
Solent Sandbank ‘Calls Time’ on Yachtmen’s Drinking Plans
Two yachtsmen who just wanted to go for a drink instead became the focus of a Cowes RNLI lifeboat alert this evening.
The men, aboard the 35 foot Shoney, had sailed from Hamble with the intention of simply enjoying a pint at picturesque Beaulieu. But their plans went sadly...
A mystery sunken yacht is found by trawler
Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat crew were called to assist after a trawler Sally Jane, snagged a sunken yacht, Nicola, and hauled it to the surface just west of Hurst Spit on the evening of Tuesday 1 November.
The lifeboat, Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer), was called to render...
