Peel RNLI Coxswain praises team for efforts during Monday's incident
Lifeboat crews undertook their longest ever emergency call out in response to Monday's light aircraft crash at Port Erin.
Crews from Peel and Port St Mary were requested to the scene just after 1pm when the plane came down, claiming one life.
Arriving on scene, crew aboard Peel’s Shannon class lifeboat, Frank and Brenda Winter, aided in the search for casualities and debris, and provided a platform for other emergency services to view the crash site which was on the seaward side of Bradda Head.
Peel lifeboat remained on site until 10am Tuesday morning, protecting the scene for investigators.
Coxswain Jon Corlett noted that at 21 hours, this had been the longest shout for Peel Lifeboat volunteers. Overnight the crew changed over at 11pm and again at 4.30 am so that they could all have some rest. On returning to Peel Lifeboat station in the morning, Jon thanked crew members, both ashore and afloat ‘for their dedication and professionalism in challenging conditions.’
Peel’s Lifeboat Operations Manager Allen Corlett said: ‘I want to thank them for their continued commitment and their willingness to respond to calls for help whatever the time of day or night.’
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