SEVEN rowers sparked a rescue alert after they thrown into the sea when their boat was swamped by waves and capsized. The dramatic incident - blamed on freak waves - happened as members of Lyme Regis Gig Club were making their way back to the town s harbour after a training session at sea. One of the crew suffered a head injury in the drama. The lifeboat was launched after the alarm was raised on Sunday morning. Four of the crew were helped to safety by paddle boarders and others who saw what happened and went to their aid while the others stayed with the gig and were able to drift in.
TWO people spotted in the sea off a Dorset beach sparked a call-out from the coastguard. Lyme Regis Coastguard responded to reports of two people ‘cut off’ by the tide at Black Ven, between Lyme and Charmouth at 5.54pm on Sunday, May 9. As the coastguard crew arrived at the scene, they located the two people in the water and decided to launch a lifeboat to travel towards them. The RNLI Lyme Regis lifeboat was able to get close enough to be able to speak with the two people in the sea. Lyme Regis Coastguard say the pair said they were ‘more than happy to stay in their position’ whilst waiting for the tide to drop.
TWO people spotted in the sea off a Dorset beach sparked a call-out from the coastguard. Lyme Regis Coastguard responded to reports of two people ‘cut off’ by the tide at Black Ven, between Lyme and Charmouth at 5.54pm on Sunday, May 9. As the coastguard crew arrived at the scene, they located the two people in the water and decided to launch a lifeboat to travel towards them. The RNLI Lyme Regis lifeboat was able to get close enough to be able to speak with the two people in the sea. Lyme Regis Coastguard say the pair said they were ‘more than happy to stay in their position’ whilst waiting for the tide to drop.
A lifeboat from Lyme Regis was launched after the gig capsized just outside the town’s harbour. The seven men, all members of Lyme Regis Gig Club, were rowing the 10-metre gig Black Ven when it was struck by two large waves. All seven were thrown out of the boat. The cox, Tony Colston, received a head injury, and after first aid from RNLI volunteers at the lifeboat station he was taken to hospital for checks. The other six were cold, wet and shaken but otherwise unhurt. The rowers all reached shore safely. Two members of the lifeboat crew jumped into the water to help the rowers ashore.