Selsey all weather lifeboat Voluntary Worker launched at 1804 to search for a suspected missing small white-hulled dory last seen leaving Littlehampton Harbour with four persons on board at approximately 1530.
Littlehampton’s two inshore lifeboats searched west from Littlehampton Harbour to Pagham Harbour close inshore whilst Selsey lifeboat searched parallel to the shore east from Pagham harbour to Littlehampton harbour one mile offshore once south of Littlehampton we moved offshore to two miles before searching on a reciprocal course back to two miles south of the station. Coastguard Helicopter Rescue 104 searched the area thoroughly as far east as Worthing and Coastguard units from Selsey and Littlehampton carried out a beach search.
At 1944 with nothing having been found all units were stood down to return to station. Voluntary Worker arrived back at station at 2000, rehoused at 2005 and was ready for service at 2030.
CREW: M.Rudwick (Coxswain), W.Pledger (2nd Coxswain), P.Pitham (Mechanic), M.Gilligan, R.Archibald, I.Porter, W.Moir, Z.Belcher.
WIND: Southwest 3-4. SEA: Slight. WEATHER: Overcast.