Six injured as 30ft boat ploughs into Isle of Wight cliffside

Police say enquires are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances surrounding a boat ploughing into the cliffs at Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, on Saturday evening (24 September 2022).

According to Yarmouth RNLI, the 30ft motor boat had hit the rocks west of Totland bay with casualties sustaining multiple injuries.

The RNLI’s casualty care crew landed on the beach where the crew assessed the injured casualties onboard. There were found to be four walking wounded and two more serious injuries within the group.

The four walking wounded were transferred to the ALB and taken to safety. The Coastguard Rescue helicopter flew the other two to the mainland for treatment.

On return, the ALB crew secured the casualty boat as the boat had sustained considerable damage and checked for any pollution/debris in the surrounding area of the beach and water.

Coastguard Rescue Teams from The Needles and Ventnor also assisted the rescue efforts from dry land and were joined by Police and crews from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service.

The boat which ploughed into the Isle of Wight cliffside came to rest near the Headon Warren viewpoint.

Keep up to date with other rescue stories in MIN‘s archives, including a video of an Italian crew being rescued after their yacht, 39m Saga, sank.

Main and second images courtesy of Marc Godden.