Injured sailor rescued
A SAILOR was rescued yesterday after badly injuring his hand aboard his yacht in the Solent.
The man, one of four crew on the Westerly Quartette, caught his hand between the windlass and the anchor chain while raising the anchor.
When the lifeboat from Cowes arrived two crew members, James Chillman and Patrick Moreton, boarded the yacht and gave first aid.
They stayed on board while the crew steered the boat to Trinity Landing, Cowes, from where the injured man was taken to St Mary's Hospital, Newport.
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