Selsey Lifeboat Station - Launches
18th July 2013
Launch to Assist Broken Down Speedboat
Selsey Inshore Lifeboat "Betty and Thomas Moore" launched at 14:36 to assist a broken down speedboat with five male persons on board in a position approximately 1 mile south-southwest of the station.
The Lifeboat crew were on scene with the casualty vessel at 14:43 it was established
that the boat had launched from the East Beach boat ramp earlier so a tow was connected
and at 14:50 towing back to their launch site commenced.
The casualty and its five occupants were safely returned to the boat ramp at 15:17. The Lifeboat crew remained with them and assisted with recovering the boat onto its trailer.
At 15:47 the Lifeboat and its crew were released to return to station arriving back at 15:50, recovered straight away and were ready for service at 16:15.
CREW: D.Lamdin (Helmsman), W.Moir, D.Langford.
WIND: South-southwest 4. SEA: Slight. WEATHER: Sunny occasional showers.