New Year's Eve shout for busy Penarth RNLI crews
It was a case of deja vu for Penarth's busy lifeboat volunteers. Called on Christmas Eve, the volunteers were also called out on New Year's Eve.
The volunteer crew members of Penarth RNLI station had to delay the start of NYE celebrations after being paged today, 31st Dec 2018, shortly before 2:30pm.
Andy Berry, RNLI Lifeboat Press Officer said:
'We were tasked to a fishing boat with engine problem. We located them using our directional finding equipment approx 1/2 mile east of the Cardiff Docks entrance.
'The three people on board were safe and, two males and young girl. Lifeboat crew members did a quick check to ensure they were OK. We established an alongside tow and proceeded directly to the water taxi berth where we were met by Penarth coastguards.'
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