Lymington RNLI assist a boat aground

The crew assembled at the lifeboat station and launched its inshore lifeboat, B-882 David Bradley. Under the helm of Declan the lifeboat proceeded at best speed to the Lymington river mouth. The crew had been tasked to a vessel which had run aground the previous evening. The two persons on board had spent the night on vessel and were concerned that as the tide rose that vessel would suffer from water ingress. The crew quickly located the vessel and put two crew members on board to assess the situation. The helm decided the best course of action was to stand by as the tide rose. Due to the limited mobility of one of the persons on board, taking them off the vessel would have been risky so they took the vessel under tow to deeper water.

Once the skipper and crew were happy, the vessel continued on their passage and the lifeboat proceeded back to the station.

Congratulations to Jake who attended his first shout on the lifeboat.

Crew - Declan (Helm) Jake, Piers, Ted

Many thanks to all the local businesses that support our RNLI crew and allow them to always leave work when the pagers go off. 📟

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