Shout 18/09/09
Service: Sandown & Shanklin Inshore Lifeboat
Type: 999 from a member of the public, reporting a surf board seen drifting from the N/E to 100 yards in front of the lifeboat station.
Task Time: 13:55
Weather: Heavy swell.
Other units present: Bembridge Coastguard Team
Sandown and Shanklin Inshore Lifeboat were tasked by Solent Coastguard to a 999 from a member of the public, reporting a surf board seen drifting from the N/E to 100 yards in front of the lifeboat station.
SSILB launched into ruff conditions, recovering the board, which was a wind surfer board, the board had no equipment on it, which was returned to shore and SSILB then carried out a search for signs of sail or person(s) in the water, from its position to culver & back to recovery position and nothing found.
SSILB returned to station, the crew re-fuelled, washed down the Atlantic 21 and returned back to operational pagers.
Also in attendance was the Bembridge Coastguard team who did a shore Search.
SSILB returned to station, the crew re-fuelled, washed down the Atlantic 21 and returned back to operational pagers.
Launcher:
Darren Sands
ILB Crew:
Malcolm Hawkins
Richard Chantler
Coxswain: Mark Birch
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