Lymington RNLI called to a medical emergency
On the 19 July at 10.22pm Lymington’s voluntary lifeboat crew were paged by Solent Coastguard to a medical emergency on board a 40 foot Yacht moored in Newtown Creek, Isle of Wight.
The lifeboat was tasked to take the casualty to Trinity Landing in Cowes to meet an ambulance that had also been tasked.
The station launched its inshore lifeboat B-882 David Bradley, crewed by helm Phil Baker, Rob Merrix, Piers Horobin and Simon Naylor. Given the nature of the shout the lifeboat raced at 30 knots to Newton Creek where they quickly located the yacht aided by its crew flicking its navigation lights on and off. Two crew members went on board and wasted no time in getting the casualty, who was deteriorating fast, and one accompanying companion, on to the lifeboat.
Within 4 minutes of arriving, the lifeboat was enroute to Cowes at full speed with the crew providing first aid to the casualty including administering oxygen. The lifeboat was met at Trinity Landing pontoon by paramedics and the casualty was placed on a trolley and wheeled to the waiting ambulance. The casualty was in serious condition and was taken to Newport Hospital from where an air ambulance flew him to Portsmouth Hospital for treatment. With no room to take the casualty’s companion on the ambulance, she was returned to the yacht in Newtown Creek where she rejoined the skipper and rest of the crew.
The lifeboat returned to Lymington where it was met by shore crew who cleaned, refuelled and prepared the boat, putting it back on service at 1:27am.
Suzanne Brown, Lifeboat Press Officer, Lymington Lifeboat Station [email protected].uk
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