The lifeboat was soon underway, conditions in the harbour were choppy as the south westerly wind had begun to pick up.
When the lifeboat arrived on scene, they found the paddle boarders were safely ashore on Brownsea, where they were staying, one crew member went ashore to check they were okay, which they were, so the lifeboat crew returned to station.
Whilst on route back to the station, the lifeboat crew were tasked to help Swanage Lifeboat Station to take over a tow of a 24ft yacht with 2 people on-board, the yacht had encountered an electrical fire.
As the Poole lifeboat crew were making their way to rendezvous with the Swanage crew, they were redeployed to a jet ski at Shell Bay with two youngsters, the report was that the Jet ski had broken down.
On arrival, the lifeboat found one person on the jet ski and one was in the water, the crew checked that they were okay and took the casualties onto the lifeboat and brought them and their jet ski back to Baiter Slip.
Once safely ashore, the Poole crew caught up with Swanage Lifeboat and took over the tow bringing the yacht safely back to its mooring off Dorset Lake Shipyard.
The lifeboat returned to station, after a busy afternoon, after wash down and refuelling, the lifeboat was ready for service by 5pm.
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.
