Busy Sunday For Port Talbot RNLI Lifeboat
Port Talbot lifeboat was tasked twice on Sunday 15 October.
The first call-out was at 12.30am after a request from the police to assist in the search for a missing female at Aberavon beach. The person in question was eventually located by the police, prior to the lifeboat launching, and was taken to hospital.
The second call-out came at 4.30pm after a four metre rib, with two people on board, suffered engine failure at the mouth of the River Afan. The lifeboat was soon on scene and a tow was established. The rib was then towed to the local boat club slipway for recovery and the lifeboat returned to station.
RNLI media contact
For more information contact Mel Cooper, Port Talbot Lifeboat Press Officer on 07814 985057.
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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.
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