Volunteer crew members from Littlehampton RNLI lifeboat were scrambled to assist a powerboat which was unable to enter the harbour due to low tide - the more pressing concern, however, was that one of its crew members was semi-conscious.
At 8.31pm though pagers alerted the crew of Ray of Hope, the station’s D-Class inshore lifeboat.
There were four persons on board, but one had a suspected broken finger after falling from a towed inflatable and was now cold and semi-conscious.
On arriving at the scene the RNLI crew transferred the injured person to the lifeboat, together with a companion, and returned to the boathouse at Fisherman’s Quay where the casualty was passed into the care of the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) ambulance crew.
The speedboat, now with two persons on board, entered Littlehampton harbour under its own power once there was sufficient water depth.
Andy Harris, Helm of Ray of Hope said:
“Water temperatures are approximately 18 Celsius in the sea around Littlehampton at the moment, but that is still significantly below human body temperature.
"Coupled with the shock of an unexpected accident and injury there is a risk of hypothermia even on a hot sunny day.
"Recovering the casualty from the speedboat to shore was important in order that they could receive ongoing medical care from SECAmb.”
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