Six casualties rescued after boat crashes into cliffs as coastguard, rescue helicopter, RNLI, ambulances, and police scramble to Totland Bay

Emily Jessica Turner
By Emily Jessica Turner
Published 25th Sep 2022, 09:56 BST
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SIX people have been hospitalised after a boat crashed into cliffs at Totland Bay on the Isle of Wight.

The coastguard was called yesterday evening to reports of a vessel aground at the foot of the cliff near the Headon Warren viewpoint.

Those on board were left stranded and injured, and emergency services - including two Isle of Wight coastguard teams, a rescue helicopter, an all weather RNLI boat, ambulances, and Hampshire police - scrambled to the scene.

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The vessel the ‘Sully’ had run aground at 20 knots, leaving all six people on board requiring hospitalisation.

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The Yarmouth coastguard transferred four casualties to the coastguard teams and ambulance waiting on shore, while the rescue 175 helicopter recovered the two others for onward care on the mainland.

After being lifted from the shore, the pair were conveyed to HM Coastguard’s Lee-on-Solent base.

The rescue was reported finished just after midnight, and the vessel is still in position as of this morning.