Selsey Lifeboat Station - Launches
17th September 2020
Selsey RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Leaves Training to Help Broken Down RHIB
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.jpg "Broken down RHIB") |
The UK Coastguards had reports that a small RHIB with two people on board had machinery failure approximately 200 yards off the beach just to the west of the Medmerry Nature Reserve.
The Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) was on exercise just to the west of Selsey Bill when the Coastguards tasked them at 7.13 p.m. on 17th September. The ILB made best speed to the area and were coned on to the RHIB by the Selsey Coastguard rescue team (CRT) who had had also been tasked from the earlier incident with the yacht on Selsey beach.
The weather on scene was wind easterly force 3-4, sea state smooth to moderate. At 7.30 p.m. a tow was eastablished between the two vessels and a course was set for Selsey East Beach launching ramp. At 8.00 p.m. the ILB arrived at the ramp and released the RHIB to be recovered. The Selsey CRT were also there to assist and take details.
CREW: Sam Corcoran–Smith (Helmsman), Max Wiseman and Pip Skeet.