Incident at Chapmans Pool

HM Coastguard received a call from a member of the public shortly after 1am saying that a man had come ashore in a small inflatable tender at Chapmans Pool.

The St Albans Coastguard team were tasked to investigate shortly after.

The man explained that his sailing yacht had been wrecked and there was no else on board.  The man was passed into the care of the ambulance service and taken to hospital to be checked over.

The Swanage Coastguard and both Swanage RNLI Lifeboats were tasked to assist in a search of the area and the yacht was found aground on rocks.

Dorset Council and the Environment Agency have been informed along with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Counter Pollution Team who will continue to monitor the situation.