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Cowes Lifeboat Tows Crippled RIB To Safety

A couple aboard a drifting RIB that had suffered engine failure and a fuel leak were finally brought to safety by Cowes RNLI lifeboat on Friday evening (29).

They had called for help when the RIB was off Newtown.

After launching at 9pm the lifeboat discovered the craft was by then between Thorness and Gurnard.

Having put a crew member on the RIB, the lifeboat began the long tow to Cowes, where the RIB was finally delivered alongside Trinity Landing.

The lifeboat returned to station at 10pm.

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