News Man stuck in mud near Frater Lake rescued by Gosport Lifeboat Station By Sophie Lewis Published 11th Jul 2024, 16:33 BST Updated 11th Jul 2024, 17:00 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now A rescue mission was launched this morning after a man found himself stuck in mud. The Gosport Lifeboat Service was alerted to the man who was tsuck in the mud in his small tender near Frater Lake, Portsmouth Harbour this morning (July 11). The service’s smaller vessel, Gosport Inshore Lifeboat (ILB), were tasked on Thursday morning to assist the man.
Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS), an independent lifeboat charity, was paged at 6:30am by the UK Coastguard to attend.When the service’s volunteers were on scene, its lifeboat was unable to get close enough to the casualty due to the state of tide. He had gone aground after the engine failed on his tender.
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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. James Baggott, coxswain of Gosport Lifeboat, said: ‘This was a great exam.
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