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Seahouses lifeboat called to assist two paddleboarders in difficulty at Beadnell

Lifeboats News Release

At 11.24am on Sunday 24 August 2024 Seahouses RNLI inshore lifeboat was tasked by HM Coastguard, while on a routine training exercise, to assist two paddle boarders in difficulty in Beadnell Haven.

Seahouses Inshore Lifeboat 'Grace Darling' under way

RNLI/Ian Clayton

Seahouses Inshore Lifeboat 'Grace Darling' under way
The Coastguard had received 999 calls from the public, concerning the paddle boarders’ situation.

The inshore lifeboat made best speed to the reported position approximately one mile offshore, and located two paddle boarders, who were taken aboard the lifeboat and brought ashore safely at Beadnell. At the time, the sea was choppy with a strong gusting Force five westerly wind. They did not require medical assistance and were otherwise fit and well.

Seahouses RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Ian Clayton, added: ‘It was of some concern that these paddle boarders were so far offshore in not very good conditions. They were fortunate someone on the shore called 999 and asked for the Coastguard.

'Strong offshore winds and powerful tidal currents, together with a choppy sea, are not the best or safest conditions to go paddle boarding. Stand up paddle boarders should also have a means for calling for assistance, should they need it. The RNLI can always offer safety advice.’

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For more information, please contact Ian Clayton, RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer: [email protected]

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