Real-life drama interrupts Littlehampton lifeboat training

WHAT started out as a training exercise soon became a real-life rescue for lifeboat volunteers in Littlehampton on Sunday morning (September 21).
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Sep 2014, 10:43 BST
RNLI in action in Littlehampton PHOTO: Eddie Mitchell SUS-140924-103654001RNLI in action in Littlehampton PHOTO: Eddie Mitchell SUS-140924-103654001
RNLI in action in Littlehampton PHOTO: Eddie Mitchell SUS-140924-103654001

Crew members were going through their routine and launching the lifeboat, when an emergency call came in.

The call was from the Coastguard, requesting help after a rigid inflatable boat with two people on board had broken down off the coast at Pagham.

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The station’s Atlantic 75 lifeboat was launched at 10.30am and, with Keith Booth at the helm and crewmen Ivan Greer and shore crew Adam Grummett aboard, the lifeboat headed out into a south-westerly breeze as the RIB drifted with no power.

Fortunately, the sea was calm, the weather was fine and visibility was good and after the lifeboat arrived at the scene, the problem with the outboard motor was assessed and rectified by the lifeboat crew.

The crew were taken on board the lifeboat and a member of the RNLI crew steered it safely back to Littlehampton Marina.

The lifeboat returned to Littlehampton lifeboat station at 12.35pm.

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