In the early hours of Wednesday, August 21, at 2:22 am, HM Bembridge Coastguard Rescue Team was called to assist with an urgent medical transfer from Seaclose Park in Newport. The rescue operation involved the use of Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 175, a state-of-the-art Leonardo AW189 aircraft, for a critical transfer to a mainland hospital.
The mission was efficiently coordinated by the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre, alongside the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and the 111 Service. The powerful helicopter, weighing 8 tons, took off in the early morning hours, and the noise may have woken nearby residents.
