From what I understand this aftertnoon the pilot put a mayday out with engine proble 9miles southeast of Lydd
The aircraft was a British registered PIPER PA-32RT-300T.
With the conditions today must have helped the pilot make a good job of ditching the aircraft and then being rescued in a short space of time.
If this had happened between the Isle of White and the Cherbourg penisular the story might have be a little differant the rescue might have taken longer.
Compliments to all in the rescue.