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| Osborne Bay rescue: Unconscious man helped from sea after yacht incident | Osborne Bay rescue: Unconscious man helped from sea after yacht incident |
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| A young man had to be rescued from the sea, unconscious and seriously injured, off the Isle of Wight. | A young man had to be rescued from the sea, unconscious and seriously injured, off the Isle of Wight. |
| The crew of a luxury motor-yacht contacted the coastguard to report that a man was unconscious in Osborne Bay shortly after 17:00 BST. | The crew of a luxury motor-yacht contacted the coastguard to report that a man was unconscious in Osborne Bay shortly after 17:00 BST. |
| He was flown to hospital, another person was taken to hospital by ambulance and two more were rescued from the water by a passing yacht. | He was flown to hospital, another person was taken to hospital by ambulance and two more were rescued from the water by a passing yacht. |
| The RNLI said the Cowes lifeboat towed a water jet-powered RIB from the scene. | |
| The motor-yacht was brought into Cowes "escorted by a police launch". | The motor-yacht was brought into Cowes "escorted by a police launch". |
| The RNLI said the seriously injured man was airlifted to St Mary's Hospital in Newport by coastguard helicopter. | The RNLI said the seriously injured man was airlifted to St Mary's Hospital in Newport by coastguard helicopter. |
| The two other people rescued from the sea received medical attention but are believed to be uninjured. | The two other people rescued from the sea received medical attention but are believed to be uninjured. |
| A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesperson said almost a dozen people on board the motor-yacht were taken to shore and then to Cowes lifeboat station. The RNLI said some of them went to hospital. | A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesperson said almost a dozen people on board the motor-yacht were taken to shore and then to Cowes lifeboat station. The RNLI said some of them went to hospital. |
| The MCA said the Marine Accident Investigation Branch had been informed. | The MCA said the Marine Accident Investigation Branch had been informed. |
| In total the rescue operation involved Hampshire Police, a coastguard helicopter from Lee on Solent, Cowes RNLI lifeboat, Gosport Independent Lifeboat, Cowes harbour vessel HM1 and Newport Coastguard Rescue Team as well as a private yacht called Cinnibar,. | In total the rescue operation involved Hampshire Police, a coastguard helicopter from Lee on Solent, Cowes RNLI lifeboat, Gosport Independent Lifeboat, Cowes harbour vessel HM1 and Newport Coastguard Rescue Team as well as a private yacht called Cinnibar,. |