Yarmouth RNLI tasked to assist Calshot RNLI in early morning shout.

Yarmouth RNLI volunteers were awoken at 3:41am to their pagers sounding as assistance was required by Yarmouth’s All Weather Severn class lifeboat - Eric and Susan Hiscock, Wanderer.

Already at the scene were flanking station Calshot RNLI who were initially called out at the earlier time of 2:20am where they launched their Atlantic 85 B-Class RNLI Lifeboat - Max Walls, to assist the yacht.

It was at first thought that the casualty vessel had tangled themselves on a pot marker which caused their anchor to start dragging, but after further assessment of the situation, a pot marker was found to not cause the fault. The obstruction, which was causing the malfunction, was cleared by the RNLI crews and it was decided that Calshot RNLI would then safely tow the casualty vessel further up the Beaulieu River.

Yarmouth Lifeboat then stood down and began their passage back to station in Yarmouth Harbour at 5:30am.

Calshot Lifeboat headed back to their station around 7:30am.

This evening was a great example of a pledge we have made at the RNLI.

We work together with passion, talent, and kindness – whoever we are and wherever we’re from.

We are one crew.

Yarmouth lifeboat ran through the post recovery checks once back at station, and was marked as ready for service at 6am.

Notes to editors

• Yarmouth RNLI Lifeboat 17-25 Eric and Susan Hiscock ‘Wanderer’ came into service in 2001, prior to that Yarmouth RNLI had an Arun Class Lifeboat 52-08 Joy and John Wade which was in service for 23 years.

• You can find lots of useful safety information about yacht sailing and motorboating that the RNLI has put together by clicking the link below.

www.RNLI.org/safety/choose-your-activity/yacht-sailing-and-motorboating#summary

• Calshot Lifeboat was established in 1970 and is located on Calshot spit, operating at the end of Southampton Water and into the Solent. Calshot Lifeboat currently houses two inshore lifeboats. An Atlantic 85 B-Class and a D-class. More of their details can be found at www.rnli.org.uk/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/calshot-lifeboat-station

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Key facts about the RNLI

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.

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