Yesterday Coastguards dealt with an incident which could have ending in tragedy had the person not been wearing his life jacket.
It appears the person was rowing his dinghy either from or to his yacht in Portsmouth and due to the weather conditions ended up on a sandbank and then airlifted to hospital by coastguard helicopter.
Weather conditions at the time were reported gusting up to Hurricane force 12 and going out in any boat let alone a dinghy would be questionable.
Whilst checking your boat on a mooring is important, it should always be done when conditions are safe, if it doubt contact the Coastguard.
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