Author: Sal
Angling Vessel Sinks Off The Isle Of Wight
Sunday, 7th February, 2010 at 8:51 pm, Isle of Wight
Angling, News, Overseas, St Catherine's
This in from the coastguard – Ed
An angler was rescued from a life raft this afternoon, after his boat sank two miles South West of St Catherine’s Point on the Isle of Wight.
At 2.40pm Solent Coastguard was contacted on VHF Channel 16 by the single occupant of a small angling boat reporting that he was taking on water and would abandon the vessel to a life raft. Solent Coastguard scrambled the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter and requested the launch of Yarmouth RNLI all weather lifeboat. Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were also called out.
The angler launched a red flare as he abandoned the vessel, which was spotted by the offshore patrol vessel Port Of Spain. The Port Of Spain launched a fast response craft and picked up the casualty from the life raft who was uninjured and suffering from shock. The man will be transferred to Portsmouth this evening.
The 25 foot angling boat has sunk. The man is from Lee On Solent.
Solent Coastguard Watch Manager, Dave Williams said,
“This man helped to bring about his own speedy rescue by being well prepared for his trip. He had a VHF radio, the right kit including life raft, emergency flares and he was able to give the Coastguard an accurate position.”
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Looks like this might have been the vessel involved – the Port Of Spain
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there used to be men in the lighthouse who would have joined in observations – but at least in this case all’s well that ends well.
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Glad all went well in the end. However, I do not think it safe for anyone to go fishing on their own in a small boat. I once had the fright of my life in a small boat.
I was fishing in Thorness Bay, on my mate’s boat. It was a summers day, the sea was like a mill pond. Suddenly, my mate collapsed on the deck, he went blue in the face and lost consciousness.
I was a real novice, panic set in. I just cut the anchor and fortunately I knew how to start the engine – I crashed the boat into a gear and sped off towards Cowes.
When we approached the Gurnard area I spotted a little shop near the front, I pointed the boat in the direction of the shop and crashed the boat on the pebble beach. I ran to the shop and asked the proprietor to phone for an ambulance.
As my mate was whisked off to hospital. I suddenly realized I’d forgotten that two baited rods had been cast; they had been lost, along with the anchor, when I had crashed the boat into a gear.
My mate was only twenty-six years of age; he had suffered a heart attach, he did recover, but sadly passed away when he was in his forties.
However, he never forgave me for losing his anchor and his rods. After this, I did not go fishing in a boat for several years.
As I said, there’s safety in numbers.
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