
Busy day for Barmouth volunteer lifeboat crew
On Tuesday 30th July ILB Craig Steadman was paged on two occasions.
SHOUT ONE
At 2.08pm the volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard to reports of body boarders possibly experiencing difficulties on rocks to the north end of Barmouth Bridge. Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) Craig Steadman launched into calm sea with good visibility and quickly made her way to the scene. On arrival, no body boarders were located. The ILB crew searched the area, the casualties were located safe and well ashore. The crew made their way back to the station where Craig Steadman was refuelled and readied for service.
SHOUT TWO
At 3.08pm the same volunteer crew members responded to a tasking by HM Coastguard to reports of an overdue body boarder opposite Marine Parade. The crew made their way to launch but were stood down at the shoreline when the body boarded was located.
Speaking after the call out the crew said ‘We were glad to find all the body boarders safe and well, but we would like to thank the members of the public who made the call. It is better to err on the side of caution. If you do get into difficulty or see somebody in trouble on the water or along the coast, dial 999 and ask for the Coast Guard.’
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