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Saving Lives at Sea Series 6 Episode 8

Learn more about the dramatic rescue of the Lily B – and the lifesavers behind it – that featured in episode 8 of Saving Lives at Sea series 6

‘You’d go into the dip of a wave, and all you could see was another wave coming.’

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This week’s episode opened with the epic rescue of the Lily B, a powerless cargo ship, by lifeboat crews from Dunmore East, Kilmore Quay and Rosslare Harbour. How does it feel to be involved in a rescue of this scale?

 

Hear from Crew Member Luka as he talks more about what happened during that mammoth shout, and what it’s like to be part of the crew at Dunmore East Lifeboat Station.

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