St Davids RNLI tows RIB into Porthclais harbour
At 3.20pm on Thursday 29 December, St Davids RNLI Tamar class lifeboat, Norah Wortley, and her volunteer crew were tasked to a 5.5m RIB with two people onboard.
The RIB was suffering with fuel problems just off the Lifeboat station.
Once launched, and it was confirmed that the two crew were all well, a tow line was set up before the lifeboat began towing the casualty to Porthclais harbour.
At the entrance of the harbour, the lifeboat’s daughter boat, the Y class, was deployed to tow the RIB up to the slipway in the harbour.
The Y class was then recovered, back onto the lifeboat, and they headed back to station. Both boats were re-housed and ready for service by 5:20pm.
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