Three people rescued after speedboat incident off Portsmouth coastline

One of the RNLI crews from Portsmouth were deployed on Friday, June 5, to recover the three people caught up in the incident.

They were taken to the slipway on Hayling Island, the RNLI says. The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time.

The lifeboat crew also managed to recover the speedboat itself – a 14ft Fletcher speedboat – before it could sink.

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