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The Mumbles RNLI volunteers assist trapped trawler
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Andy Miles
Lifeboats News Release
- Date:
20/08/2012
Author: Andy Miles
The volunteer crew of the Mumbles all-weather lifeboat The Babbs and Agnes Robinson were scrambled to the aid of a trawler trapped off Porthcawl last night (Sunday 19 August).
The 2 crew on board the trawler had tried to remove the rope from one of it lobster pots without success. With darkness falling the crew alerted Swansea coastguard for help.
Richie Webborn coxswain of the Mumbles lifeboat said: 'These are professional seaman and they acted in a very professional manner, thankfully the sea wasn't too rough which made the return journey to Swansea relatively quick. We managed to have them back at Swansea river by 10. Before returning to the station at The Mumbles'.
Tim Conway the Lifeboat Operations Manager at The Mumbles said: 'We were able to launch quite quickly as the crew had just assembled on station for a retirement party for Hugh Mathias, one of our longest serving crew members'.
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