Yacht in difficulty sparks early morning call for Flint RNLI
Flint RNLI inshore lifeboat was tasked by HM Coastguard at 2.20am this morning (Wednesday 10 November), following radio communication from a vessel requesting immediate help.
On arrival the crew found the yacht had become stuck on the Hawarden rail bridge with the tide causing the vessel to list with one person on board. The person was transferred to the the lifeboat and taken to the slipway, where shorecrew were waiting. The casualty was taken ashore and to the RNLI landrover to be kept warm.
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