Cleethorpes lifeboat assist injured sailor during Humber Lifeboat tow
Cleethorpes lifeboat assist injured sailor during Humber Lifeboat tow
Lifeboats News Release
The volunteer crew of Cleethorpes lifeboat were tasked just before 3am on 21 July to assist a lone yachtsman who was injured in his vessel to the south of the Humber estuary.
The yacht had already been taken under tow by the Humber lifeboat after a PAN PAN call earlier in the night, The sailor had injured himself around midnight in bad weather and was unable to continue unassisted, and Humber lifeboat had taken him under tow towards the nearest safe port at Grimsby.
Weather conditions meant that the safest way to get medical assistance to him during the tow was for Cleethorpes lifeboat to put crew aboard from their vessel as the tow continued.
When Cleethorpes arrived on scene, two crew were quickly transferred aboard along with first aid equipment. The man was cared for until all three vessels arrived at Grimsby Marina, where he was transferred into the care of the Ambulance service, with the assistance of the Cleethorpes Coastguard Rescue Team.
Cleethorpes Lifeboat Helm, Shaun Sonley, said: 'We work closely with our colleagues at Humber lifeboat and train together regularly to ensure that in situations like this we can provide the best possible, coordinated help to mariners in our area. At the moment, our training is on hold because of COVID-19 but jobs like this show how valuable it is.'
RNLI Media contacts
For more information contact Matt McNally, Volunteer Lifeboats Press Officer at Cleethorpes on 07771-797556 or [email protected]
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
