Rescue and stranding near Tynemouth

[LittleSister]

Sad event, but also curious reported circumstances.

According to the Guardian's caption to a PA photo of the boat lying on its side on the shore -
'Emergency services at the scene after a sailing boat ran aground at King Edward’s Bay in Tynemouth. A solo sailor who was rescued from the vessel told rescuers he had been at sea for 45 days. Armed police and an army bomb disposal team were called to the bay after concerns were raised about items found on the sailing boat. The one person on board, an elderly man, was helped off by a lifeboat volunteer after two RNLI crews were called to the scene after reports of a vessel drifting dangerously close to rocks.'

Link to photo & caption in the Guardian.

 

[KevinV]

Sailor rescued after being 'stranded at sea for 45 days'

 

[Baddox]

That is odd. I'd heard about the sailor being washed up on the beach after 45 days at sea. There was no mention of the bomb squad attending in the RNLI report though.

 

[KevinV]

That is odd. I'd heard about the sailor being washed up on the beach after 45 days at sea. There was no mention of the bomb squad attending in the RNLI report though.

It is odd - especially being reported in "Wales Online"