Early morning call for Morecambe’s volunteer lifeboat crew
At 3.15am on Wednesday 12 September 2018, HM Coastguard requested Morecambe’s RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew to launch the inshore lifeboat onto the River Lune.
The request made following a report, from a member of the public, that a vehicle was cut off by the tide on the road between Overton and Snatchems. The crew proceeded by road to their launch site near the Golden Ball Inn, but on arrival were informed by the local coastguard team that the owners of the vehicle had been identified, and located, and were not in any danger. The crew were then stood down and they returned to station.
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