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Drama on deck

22 August 2012: Bembridge lifeboat crew mounted a delicate operation to remove a man with a broken ankle from an oil tanker. The rescue helicopter had been grounded due to heavy fog, so the crew had to stretcher him onto the lifeboat using the vessel’s crane. The crew headed to Portsmouth Harbour as quickly as possible in visibility of just 20m, where the man was taken to hospital for treatment.