Barmouth RNLI volunteers remember their French colleagues
At 10.30 am today, 13 June 2019, volunteers from Barmouth RNLI remembered the three French lifeboat crew members from SNSM (Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer) who tragically lost their lives during a rescue last week.
With the RNLI flag at half-mast as a sign of respect, they joined with the French community and fellow RNLI volunteers and staff across the UK and the Republic of Ireland in holding a minute’s silence.
Coxswain Peter Davies said:
‘The lifeboat community is very close, no matter which country we are from, and the news of this tragedy reminds us all just how treacherous the sea can be. Our thoughts are with our French colleagues and with the friends and families of all those involved.’
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