Mumbles Volunteer crew get diverted from the School run

The volunteer crew of the Mumbles inshore lifeboat The Mark Lott had a swift diversion from the school run this morning.
Just before 8.30am they were called to the aid of a yacht which had broken free from it's mooring and was washed up against the sea wall at Southend slipway.
The crew had to launch from a secondary launch site due to the extremely high tide and strong onshore wind. Within minutes the boat was taken in tow and secured at the slipway at Knab Rock.
Lifeboat Operations manager Tim Conway said ' The time of day made this a difficult time to get available crew. Many were on their way to their workday but fortunately we had more than enough to man the station and boat. The RNLI depends entirely on the volunteer crew to make the time to man the boat, Something we're always grateful for.

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