Lone fisherman left stranded in the Solent after boat battery failure

A FISHERMAN was caught up in a three-hour rescue mission after his boat became stranded in the Solent.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Nov 2017, 13:28 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2017, 13:12 BST
The GAFIRS boat, with the fishing vessel being towed in the foreground. Picture: GAFIRSThe GAFIRS boat, with the fishing vessel being towed in the foreground. Picture: GAFIRS
The GAFIRS boat, with the fishing vessel being towed in the foreground. Picture: GAFIRS

The skipper, who was sailing alone, was unable to move his vessel after it suffered a power failure.

Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) was paged to the incident at 1am on this morning by the coastguard.

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Volunteer lifeboat crews towed the fishing boat to Camber Dock at Old Portsmouth, where the man was helped to shore.

GAFIRS lifeboat coxswain, Pete Byford, said: ‘We soon located the boat which had trouble with its batteries. We rigged a towline and assisted the vessel safely back to Portsmouth Harbour.’

The rescue was GAFIRS’ 88th of the year.

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