GV RESOLUTION PD797

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Second call within a week to guard ship which lost propulsion and needed medevac

The Lowestoft RNLI lifeboat 'Patsy Knight - RNLI 13-05' and a Coastguard helicopter were called to medevac a crew member of the 'Resolution - PD707' in rough seas on the evening of Sep 10, 2025. They were tasked by HM Coastguard at 9.18 p.m. to the vessel, which was located east of Aldeburgh. The sea conditions were moderate to rough with a good breeze blowing and it was raining hard giving poor visibility. When the RNLI boat reached the guard ship, it was by then off Orford and an HM Coastguard helicopter had already arrived.The lifeboat went in close alongside the vessel, which was rolling in the sea swell to try to take the person off and found that the casualty was laying on the deck and couldn’t climb onto the lifeboat. An attempt to winch a paramedic from the helicopter onto the lifeboat also had to be aborted as the weather and sea conditions were too bad. With the helicopter needing to go to Southend to refuel it was agreed to escort the guard ship with the casualty still on board back to Lowestoft. When the helicopter returned the squally weather had passed through and it was a bit calmer, another attempt was made to lower a paramedic from the helicopter onto the 'Resolution', which was successful. The casualty was airlifted and transported to the Ipswich Hospital. The lifeboat returned to its moorings on Sep at 2.20 a.m. It was the second call to the guard ship in a week for the volunteer lifeboat crew as it was summoned to help on Sep 4 short past midnight, when the ship, with six crew members on board, had lost propulsion off Lowestoft. The 'Patsy Knight' out at 12.35 a.m. to assess the situation. It located the stranded vessel one mile from the pier heads near to the South Holm buoy. The 'Resolution' had left Lowestoft the previous evening and had encountered mechanical problems suspecting gearbox failure resulting in a propulsion loss. A towing line was connected to the guard vessel and with a fair breeze and sea swell it was slowly pulled back to the harbour. It was mooredl in the Waveney Dock at 3.30 a.m. Report with photo: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2025/september/11/lowestoft-rnli-lifeboat-called-to-medically-evacuate-a-seaman-in-rough-seas