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Yacht aground at Chapman's Pool, Dorset

Small inflatable tender comes ashore in Poole

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published
31 May 2019

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Chapman's Poole

HM Coastguard received a call from a member of the public shortly after 1 am on 30th May saying that a man had come ashore in a small inflatable tender at Chapman’s Pool, Dorset.

The man explained that his 11 m single mast sailing yacht had been wrecked and there was no one else on board. The man was passed into the care of the ambulance service and taken to hospital to be checked over.

Swanage, St Albans Head Coastguard Rescue Teams and Swanage RNLI lifeboat were sent to search the area and the yacht was found aground on rocks.

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Published 31 May 2019