POOLE Lifeboats attend three incidents in two days to assist water users caught in difficulties in Poole Bay.

Lifeboat crews launched from Poole RNLI station on Thursday afternoon to support a broken-down speedboat near Old Harry Rocks.

The vessel was recovered and towed back to the Baiter Slipway.

A lifeboat spokesperson said: “Poole Lifeboat launched at 2pm on Thursday November 5 tasked to a broken-down speedboat with three people on-board, who were off Old Harry.

“Conditions in Poole Bay were calm and clear, with a gentle north east breeze.

“The lifeboat arrived on scene and checked that all the occupants of the stricken vessel were OK.

“A towline was attached, and the vessel was brought back to Baiter Slipway. Once safely ashore, the lifeboat returned back to the station. After refuelling, the lifeboat was made ready for service by 3.30pm."

The following day, crews were called out to Studland Beach to assist two people in the water on Friday morning.

The lifeboat arrived to see the people receiving urgent medical treatment from the Swanage Search and Rescue coastguard team.

Two members of the lifeboat crew went ashore to assist the coastguards administering critical care, where they were joined by helicopters and an ambulance requested by the coastguard.

The lifeboat crew spokesperson added: “Poole lifeboat was launched on Friday November 6 at 8.30am to a report of two persons in the water off Studland Beach.

“As they arrived on scene, the people were ashore receiving urgent medical treatment, from the Swanage Search and Rescue coastguard team.

“Conditions in the bay were moderate, there was a slight swell running and a cold gusting easterly wind.

“Two lifeboat crew members went ashore to assist the coastguards administering critical care. Shortly after helicopters and an ambulance arrived on scene, having been requested by the coastguard.

“The paramedics took over the critical care of the casualties and the lifeboat crew were then stood down and returned to station after refuelling.”

At the end of a busy day, the lifeguards were paged at 3.30pm to assist and kite surfer caught in difficulties near Brownsea Castle.

As the inshore lifeboat launched the Marine police were in the vicinity and responded to assist the kite surfer, so the D Class was stood down.

“A busy two days for the Poole lifeboat volunteers and a particularly tough one today, taking the total of ‘call outs’ for the station to 132,” the lifeboat spokesperson said.