Mumbles Lifeboat's Bank Holiday calls
Warm weather means constant alert for village lifeboat crew
The volunteers of the Mumbles lifeboat crew have had a busy bank holiday weekend.
The warm weather meant more calls for what looks like being another record breaking year for the station. Starting on Friday with the call to a 42 ft yacht with engine trouble, Saturday evening to tow a broken down fishing boat in Swansea bay then Sunday a call to tow a Jet Ski to Knab rock and another broken down fishing boat just an hour later.
Lifeboat operations manager Tim Conway said ' The beautiful weather has meant an immense increase in on the water activity. We must emphasise the importance of being prepared to ensure however the public get in the water that they have the right safety equipment including life jacket and a means of calling for help. The very least everyone should do is carry a mobile phone and let someone know what time you're expected to return. There's lots of safety information at RNLI. ORG.UK'.
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