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Three People Rescued On Fishing Trip In The Solent

Cowes RNLI. Pic by John Green

Three people on a fishing boat have been rescued in the Solent.

A fishing expedition into the Solent by three people on a 23-foot motor cruiser this afternoon ended up with them catching an unexpected but welcome tow from Cowes RNLI lifeboat.

After apparently landing just a single bass off Egypt Point, the two men and a woman on board the motor yacht were unable to restart their engine.

The lifeboat launched at 3.40pm yesterday (Monday) and after arriving on the scene found the boat’s water pump had failed. The boat was towed up the River Medina to its mooring at the Folly.

The lifeboat returned to the lifeboat station at 4.50pm.

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