Well somebody was out sailing today

[Lucky Duck]

From the Sheerness Lifeboat website (http://www.sheernesslifeboats.org.uk/callouts.htm)

All Weather lifeboat launched at 0025 to 34ft Yacht broken down and drifting near knock John tower, 2 persons onboard, ALB on scene at 0128, casualty located SW of East Barrow bank, some 19 miles from station. Tow established and the casualty towed back to Queenborough hbr, where it was secured. ALB returned to station at 0545. wind SSE 4/5 gusting 6 with heavy driving snow.

 

[MoodySabre]

They must have been bonkers to be out there at all let alone that time of night with the forecast as it was. Lifeboatmen really do have to put up with some idiots.

 

[FullCircle]

Makes a change from chumps talking about jumping off local bridges I guess.

 

[IanPoole2]

Jumpers

I spend a night at the tower hotel two weeks ago, whilst making my way back to the hotel from the office at around 10 saw the Thames lifeboat and Police lauching racing up, pass under the bridge and then start searching both banks from the bridge down river.
I thought at the time it must be a horrendous and depressing job pulling sucide victims from the river, especially on cold winter nights

 

[nigelm]

From the Sheerness Lifeboat website (http://www.sheernesslifeboats.org.uk/callouts.htm)

Was a Countess 33 called Katrina they had mechanical problems .

 

[Lucky Duck]

Some more details here (http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/press_centre/news_releases/news_release_detail?articleid=754858)

Does it have an inside steering position?