Small boat lost at sea rescued by Cowes lifeboat in late night Stokes Bay drama

A routine exercise for the crew of Cowes RNLI lifeboat turned into something more serious on Tuesday night when it was tasked to tow the small boat to the Isle of Wight.

Having initially headed into the Solent for a towing exercise, the Cowes crew was suddenly thrown into a dramatic rescue operation around 9pm after receiving the call from the Coastguard.

A statement from Cowes RNLI said: ‘It appeared the sailing boat’s crew had been unable to proceed to Cowes in the dark.

‘Cowes lifeboat, helmed by Myles Hussey, duly towed the craft to Trinity Landing, with a lifeboat crew member aboard, where it was met by a Needles Coastguard team and the lifeboat shore crew.’

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