Sea conditions at the time of the event were described as 'challenging'
Ramsey RNLI was called out this afternoon (5 August) to help two people stuck on the bathing raft adjacent to the station.
The pair got into difficulty due to a 'sudden deterioration in the weather conditions'.
The volunteer crew of Ramsey Lifeboat were paged at 14.29pm and following an assessment of the situation by Coxswain Mark Kenyon, a decision was made to use their inflatable X-Boat.
The X-Boat was deployed with two crew and further managed by a safety line to crew on the beach.
It was then rowed out to the raft to extract the persons and return them to the beach.
Sea conditions at the time of the event were described as 'challenging' due to the strong wind and driving rain.
The crew says it is 'the second time in as many weeks' the Ramsey RNLI crew has been called to assist persons in difficulty on the raft.
Once ashore, the two casualties were assessed by paramedics from Isle of Man Ambulance service and were unharmed.
Coxswain Mark Kenyon said: "In this situation we were able to recover the casualties safely and quickly using our inflatable X-Boat. The casualties realised that the conditions were deteriorating and sensibly waited on the raft until we were able to reach them.
"We would strongly recommend that anyone contemplating swimming in the sea ensure that they have checked the weather forecast, have suitable floatation aids and make sure someone knows where they are.”
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