Lymington RNLI join an early morning search
On the 15th June at 12.11am, the crew were paged and requested to assist Cowes RNLI by HM Coastguard.
A horseshoe buoy was found off Thorness Bay, on the Isle of Wight. The Lymington voluntary crew started a parallel track search pattern in Thorness Bay/Gurnard area, with Cowes conducting a search pattern to the East.
With nothing found, at 1.45am the crew were stood down and returned back to the lifeboat station. The shore crew prepared the boat and it was ready for service again at 2.47pm.
Declan said ‘Our crew are always ready for launch even in the middle of the night. The caller did the right thing and called 999. We would encourage boat owners and anyone using equipment at sea, to label it. It then makes it easier to track down the owners. It can save the RNLI and other rescue services resources and money.
Happy Father’s Day to all our crew.
Crew: Declan O’Riordan (Helm), Simon Nuding, Jo Styles, Ted Ward.
Suzanne Brown, Lifeboat Press Officer, Lymington Lifeboat Station [email protected].uk
Hatti Mellor, Regional Media Officer, SE and London . M:07724801305
For enquiries outside normal business hours contact the RNLI duty press officer on (01202) 336789
RNLI online: For more information on the RNLI please visit http://www.rnli.org/. News releases and other media resources, including RSS feeds, downloadable photos and video, are available at the RNLI News Centre.
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI is the charity that 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 146,700 lives.
Learn more about the RNLI
For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.
Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries
Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.