Lymington lifeboat launches as helm hears cry for help as he arrives at work

Investigating further he spotted a man who was in the water. His small dinghy had capsized while he was trying to start his outboard motor and he had fallen in. Raising the alarm directly with his volunteer crew, the Atlantic class RNLI lifeboat David Bradley was launched in readiness to support the casualty who had drifted about 50 metres out from the yacht club.

Fortunately the man concerned, who was caught in an ebbing tide and suffering from the shock of falling into cold water, had been pulled to safety before the lifeboat was on the scene, so the volunteer shore crew were at hand to retrieve the RNLI Lifeboat to ready her for service.

Then on Sunday 11 June at 5.21pm the pagers sounded again and the David Bradley was launched to support a yacht which had run aground within Hurst

On Sunday 11 June at 5.21pm the pagers sounded again to launch the David Bradley once more to support a casualty yacht run aground within Hurst. The volunteer crew arrived on scene at 5.40pm. and found the vessel was stuck fast and the tide was ebbing. The crew were fit and well, so the RNLI volunteer lifeboat was stood down by the coastguard and returned two hours later to ensure the boat was safe to re-float.

It was a happy ending to the weekend as all was well with the yacht and the RNLI lifeboat David Bradley was readied for further service by the volunteer shore crew.

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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 146,000 lives.

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