A boat got stuck in the ‘worst ever conditions' caused by thick fog in the Solent, one lifeboat worker has said.

The seven-metre motorboat got into difficulty on Friday morning.

It left Yarmouth for Gosport in the early hours when there was good visibility, but the conditions soon deteriorated.

When they reached the east of Cowes, visibility was less than 200 metres.

With no charge on their phone, those on board used a VHF radio to call for help, with volunteers from Calshot RNLI paged at 6.29am.

Recognising the challenging conditions, helm Andy Headley selected the most experienced crew available from those that responded.

He said: “The visibility on the shout today was the worst we have ever encountered lasting for a sustained period over a wide area.

“As a crew we train for these situations, and without that training we would not have been able to locate and successfully recover the casualty.

“The level of trust and teamwork required on such a challenging shout as this is immense and every crew member executed their roles perfectly.”

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Launching Calshot’s Atlantic 85 B Class Lifeboat Max Walls, the crew used their advanced navigation training to plot a route to the casualty.

They then used their RADAR and Direction Finder to locate the casualty on the water as visibility remained poor.

When the crew reached the motorboat, it was placed in an alongside tow and taken to Trinity Landing where assistance was provided by Bembridge CRT and the Cowes Harbour Master.

The incident prompted Andy to issue advice to the public about knowing what weather conditions are anticipated before sailing a vessel.

He said on Thursday: “I would encourage water users to check the weather forecast in advance before travelling as conditions can rapidly change, as evidenced today and also ensure that your methods of communication in the event of an emergency are charged and functional.”