The Solent
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| Reference no | 965 |
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| Designated as world heritage site | October 1, 1998 |
| Islands | Hayling Island |
| Bramble Bank | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 1319642 |
About The Solent
The Solent is the strait that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England. It is about 20 miles long and varies in width between 2 ¹⁄₂ and 5 mi, although the Hurst Spit which projects 1 ¹⁄₂ mi into the Solent narrows the sea crossing between Hurst Castle and Colwell Bay to just over 1 mi.
Covid: Coastguard set for busy staycation summer on 200th anniversary
... " Mr Richards said he and his colleagues across the country will be ready for the influx of visitors with search and rescue helicopters - which helped in almost 2,000 rescues in 2020 - ready at 10 bases up and down the UK, from Cornwall to Caernarfon and Stornoway to The Solent...
Southampton boat crash: Men charged over girl's speedboat death
... Two other passengers were thrown overboard when the rigid inflatable boat collided with a buoy in The Solent...
Wightlink ferry crewman takes passenger 270 miles to party
... The former boarding school matron had crossed The Solent on an early FastCat from Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, but missed the connection...
'Revolutionary' 18th Century naval ship to go on display in Poole
... HMS Invincible sank in The Solent in 1758 and was rediscovered by a fisherman in 1979...
Southampton boat crash: Men charged over girl's speedboat death
Two men have been charged in connection with the death of a girl after a boat crashed during a sightseeing trip.
Emily Lewis, 15, was fatally injured in The Excursion , off Southampton, on 22 August 2020.
Michael Lawrence , 54, who was driving the speedboat, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
Company owner Michael Howley, 51, has been charged with failing to take all reasonable steps to secure that The Boat was operated in a safe manner.
They will appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on 2 February.
Two other passengers were thrown overboard when the rigid Inflatable Boat collided with a buoy in The Solent .
They and The Remaining nine passengers and The Skipper suffered " varying degrees of injuries" a Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report found.
Emily was taken to Southampton General Hospital where she later died.
She was a pre-booked passenger on the scheduled one-hour trip, which was run by Seadogz Rib Charter Ltd, and departed from Ocean Village marina.
An inquest heard she died of an upper abdominal injury, and that her father, Simon Lewis , mother Nikki, and sister Amy, who was 19 at The Time , were also on The Boat .
Her mother and sister received broken arms.
Following Emily's death her family said in a statement: " We Are All In shock that our beautiful daughter and sister is no longer With Us , and words just don't seem available to express our deep sense of loss. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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