Angle RNLI lifeboat evacuates casualty from island
A 71 year old man, suffering from abdominal pains, was evacuated from Skokholm Island in the early hours of Sunday morning (June 19) by Angle RNLI’s all weather lifeboat.
Because there was insufficient water alongside the island’s jetty, the lifeboat’s Y Boat was deployed to transfer the casualty.
Once the Y Boat was recovered to the lifeboat, best speed was made to the Milford Haven Port Authority jetty, where an ambulance was waiting.
With the casualty in the care of ambulance personnel, the lifeboat was released to return to her station, where she was rehoused at 4.40am.
Note to editors
The photo shows Angle RNLI’s all weather Tamar class lifeboat Mark Mason.
Photo: Nick Leach/RNLI.
RNLI media contacts
For more information please telephone Ted Goddard, RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Angle, on 01437 763675 or Danielle Rush, Public Relations Manager (Wales & the West) on 07786668829 or 01745585162 or by email: [email protected] or RNLI Public Relations on 01202336789
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
Learn more about the RNLI
For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.
Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries
Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.