Sandown & Shanklin Inshore Lifeboat was called out by Solent Coastguard today to a 16ft Fletcher speed boat half a mile South of culver Cliff with engine failure with 2 adults and two children aged 9 and 12 on board.

They had made there distress call to Solent Coastguard by mobile, they were told to place their vessel at anchor and that the Sandown & Shanklin Inshore Lifeboat had been tasked to them.

SSILB arrived on scene, all people on board were well and we towed them back to Yaverland Sailing Club.

It was also nice to sea all the people on board were wearing life jackets.

SSILB Atlantic 21 tows the 16ft Fletcher speed boat.

Four stranded on speedboat

14th of July 2008

By Lorraine Parker - Website - Paper on the 18th of July

A PARTY of four who had become stranded in their speedboat when it suffered engine failure were rescued by Sandown and Shanklin Inshore Lifeboat on Saturday.

The lifeboat was called by Solent Coastguard to help two adults and two children, aged nine and 12, who were stranded on the 16ft Fletcher speedboat half a mile south of Culver Cliff.

They made a distress call by mobile and were told to anchor their vessel, before being towed into Yaverland Sailing Club.

Mark Birch helms the Atlantic 21 with the 16ft Fletcher speed boat under tow.