
RNLI Port Talbot Lifeboat volunteers called to assist in search
RNLI Port Talbot volunteers were task by the Coastguard at 1.13am on the first cold Sunday morning to assist in a shoreline search for a missing person.
Despite the early hour our crew assembled quickly after being awoken by the pager.
From pager to launching into the inky darkness of an icy dawn took only minutes.
Under the command of Helm Dai Jones the crew headed to the requested location of Morfa Beach to commence a shore line search.
On arrival on scene the Coastguard advised that the missing person had been located safe and well.
RNLI Port Talbot were stood down, returning to their launch site where the lifeboat was recovered refuelled and made ready for service at 2.30am.
RNLI Port Talbot crew were then able to return to their beds in readiness for Sunday morning training.
It takes a massive commitment to be ready 24/7 365 days a year to save lives at sea.
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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
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