Submitting... Police officer using a radio. Picture: David Cheskin/PA Wire Mr Gower, along with three companions in his vessel, departed Cowes Yacht Haven and was seen to go over the harbour speed limit of six knots before overtaking and turning sharply across the bow of the Southampton-bound ferry. None of the four people onboard the RIB were wearing lifejackets. This dangerous manoeuvre, which was measured to have taken place at just eight metres away from the ferry’s bow, forced the master of the Red Osprey to go hard astern. The RIB continued on its passage at speed towards Portsmouth, despite the presence of other small craft in the Solent at the time.