Monday 21st March 2011 Cargo ship runs aground near the Needles
The Isle of Wight’s iconic Needles landmark has seen the end of a lot
of shipping. Today’s sophisticated navigation aids mean fewer
accidents but ships do still get caught out. Ships like the cargo
carrier Paula-C which has recently run aground on a shingle bank by
the Needles. It is thought the larger than usual tidal range caused by
the proximity of the moon may have been a factor in the grounding. The
nine crew aboard the the Paula-C were reported to be pumping out the
vessel’s water ballast in an effort to make her lighter, they hope to
float her off the bank at the next high tide. Isle of Wight

Wednesday 7th April 2010 Cliff top rescue for dino hunter
A young woman out hunting for fossils on a cliff on the Isle of Wight
had to be rescued by the Ryde, Bembridge and Ventor Coastguard Rescue
when she became trapped. The girl got into difficulties halfway up the
cliff and became trapped in mud. The incident happened on the cliff
below Sandown Bay Holiday Centre, between Culver and Yaverland, on
Tuesday evening.

Colin Griffiths, coastguard watch manager, said: "Thanks to the skill
of our mud and cliff rescue teams the lady was rescued swiftly from
the mud. We've had lots of rain recently and that's made some of our
coastal areas very muddy, so even if you know the area please be
careful." Isle of Wight

Thursday 6th August 2009 Tennyson monument for Isle of Wight
A monument to the Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson will be unveiled on the Isle of Wight today. The former poet laureate was born in Lincolnshire 200 years ago on this day but moved to the Isle of Wight in 1853. Along with the monument, which will stand next to the existing Tennyson Memorial on the Freshwater Bay cliff top, the restored library at his former home will also be opened to the public.

The original monument originally featured a bronze toposcope, pointing out distances to various landmarks, however this was stolen. A replacement toposope is part of the new monument. Tennyson wrote many of his most famous poems on the island when he kept a home in Farringford while in his forties. Isle of Wight