On Tuesday 29 January at 9.08pm, Calshot RNLI volunteers launched both Atlantic 85 and D Class lifeboats to assist in a high-stakes rescue of a woman in her 40s who needed urgent medical care.
The casualty was trapped on a houseboat moored just north of Northam Bridge. A multi-agency team including South Central Ambulance Service’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), Calshot RNLI, and the Hillhead Coastguard Rescue Team collaborated for the evacuation.
Paramedics provided treatment to the woman on-site, but due to her precarious location, a lifeboat extraction was necessary. Calshot RNLI’s D Class Lifeboat safely transferred her from the houseboat to the shore at Saxon Wharf, where she was handed over to ambulance teams for hospital care.
The rescue operation concluded by 12.30am when the volunteer crews returned to base. The lifeboats were promptly washed down, refuelled, and prepared for their next emergency mission, remaining ready to save lives at a moment’s notice.
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