Fishermen use flares to raise alarm
13/08/2020
Two fishermen used flares to alert rescuers when their RIB beached off the Dorset coast and they became stranded.
The rigid inflatable boat filled with water and ran aground on Chesil Beach, reports Lyme Regis RNLI Lifeboat personnel on Facebook.
The fishermen used red flares to raise the alarm. They were rescued by Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat and taken to nearby Abbotsbury.
Lifeboat crew member Tom Crabbe says, ‘Somehow the mens’ boat – a rigid inflatable – had filled with water when it was apparently beached accidentally and both men had been in the water. Despite having been in the water, the men seemed ok and certainly had plenty of safety equipment.”
The image of Chesil Beach is by Karen Roe and is from Flickr. It is shown under CreativeCommons.
