Morecambe lifeboat crew respond to report of capsized jet-ski

The crew of a recreational fishing boat had gone to their assistance but had then fouled their own propeller with the tow rope.

The inshore lifeboat was launched and arrived on scene to find that both craft had been taken in tow by a local commercial fisherman, Ray Edmondson. The two casualties who had been in the water were safely on board his boat. The inshore lifeboat remained on scene while Mr Edmondson proceeded to his mooring by the Stone Jetty. By this time the people on board the recreational boat had freed their propeller, enabling them to make way to their launch site unaided; with one of the two casualties on board.

The other casualty was complaining of cold and had ingested some seawater, so the inshore lifeboat took him on board and quickly transported him to the lifeboat station where local coastguard team members administered casualty care. The inshore lifeboat then returned to the jet-ski, taking it to the Stone Jetty where its owners were able to recover it, before returning to station.

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