new to cuising Posted June 23, 2023 #1 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Anyone have contacts on board QM2 at present. Current, doing 0.2 knots off Isle of Wight instead of the normal 12 -14 knots at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted June 23, 2023 #2 Share Posted June 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, new to cuising said: Anyone have contacts on board QM2 at present. Current, doing 0.2 knots off Isle of Wight instead of the normal 12 -14 knots at this point? Yes, I’m wondering about that. There doesn’t seem to be a helicopter about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted June 23, 2023 #3 Share Posted June 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, new to cuising said: Anyone have contacts on board QM2 at present. Current, doing 0.2 knots off Isle of Wight instead of the normal 12 -14 knots at this point? Details are being posted on their Roll Call,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted June 23, 2023 #4 Share Posted June 23, 2023 There is an RNLI boat going NW not that far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matelot70 Posted June 23, 2023 #5 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Bembridge RNLI boat is alongside QM2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to cuising Posted June 23, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Guess it’s a medical emergency, but that’s quite a trek for the RNLI bembridge boat. Guess QM2 stopped hoping a boat from either Cowes or mainland would attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matelot70 Posted June 23, 2023 #7 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, new to cuising said: Guess it’s a medical emergency, but that’s quite a trek for the RNLI bembridge boat. Guess QM2 stopped hoping a boat from either Cowes or mainland would attend. Guess so the RNLI seems to heading for Southampton at 25 knts. QM2 seems to be underway again hope anyone taken off will be well after any medical assistance Edited June 23, 2023 by Matelot70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Lad Posted June 23, 2023 #8 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Been doing some research and the lifeboat used is a Tamar class which is pretty large so I expect that is why it was used rather than a closer one. Edited June 23, 2023 by Lanky Lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted June 23, 2023 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Large and pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NE John Posted June 26, 2023 #10 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 8:26 PM, exlondoner said: Large and pretty fast. Onboard on this TA and there was announcement of medical emergency and indeed waiting for emergency vessel. No helicopter. I believe I saw the person with the emergency and she seemed to be suffering from heatstroke after sailaway. It was very warm and sunny leaving Friday. She was certainly in distress. No word on passenger condition and no delay in trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynBoy8 Posted June 26, 2023 #11 Share Posted June 26, 2023 3 hours ago, NE John said: Onboard on this TA and there was announcement of medical emergency and indeed waiting for emergency vessel. No helicopter. I believe I saw the person with the emergency and she seemed to be suffering from heatstroke after sailaway. It was very warm and sunny leaving Friday. She was certainly in distress. No word on passenger condition and no delay in trip. John, Was watching it on Marine Traffic.....RFLI took them of near Fawley I believe.... Safe traveling.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted June 26, 2023 #12 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 7:59 PM, new to cuising said: Guess it’s a medical emergency, but that’s quite a trek for the RNLI bembridge boat. Guess QM2 stopped hoping a boat from either Cowes or mainland would attend. In UK & Ireland all medivacs are run through UK or Irish CG RNLI ALB's or CG helo ate tasked. RNLI LB's carry medical kits and usually will at least 1 first aider crew member on board. Bembridge LB was the nearest ALB. A smaller inshore boat such as those at Cowes & Calshot are not so equipped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sogne Posted June 26, 2023 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 8:26 PM, exlondoner said: Large and pretty fast. 16 metre and 25+ knots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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