Date of Incident:
02/03/2025
Station:
NCI Calshot Tower
Incident Summary:
Motor vessel, 5 POB plus dog, issued May Day - vessel on fire. HMCG asked NCI for visual - negative, so asked to scan area and report. NCI then contacted CG saying they had visual, no smoke visible.
Sea Star and ILBs headed for casualty, and all but one casualties transferred to LB. Sea Start undertook tow back to river. Paramedics assessed casualties for possible CO poisoning.
RNLI:
Yes
Initiated:
MCA/HMCG
MCA:
Yes
MCA No.:
005820
Casualty Type:
Motor Boat/RIB
Cause of Incident:
Fire