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Lymington RNLI Crew recognised for rescue

Lifeboats News Release

Eight Lymington RNLI crew members have been recognised by the institution’s Medical Director with individual letters of thanks for the quality of casualty care given to 2 men who had suffered burns after an explosion aboard a motorboat in Lymington Yacht Haven on 11 June this year.

Lymington Lifeboat Crew

RNLI/Suzanne Brown

Lymington Lifeboat Crew
Rob Merrix, a lifeboat crew member who was working at the Yacht Haven when the explosion happened, administered immediate first aid and contacted the lifeboat Launch Authority who immediately sent the lifeboat crewed by Declan O’Riordan, Allan Punton, James Douch and Piers Horobin to attend the scene. Three further casualty care trained crew, Phil Baker, Simon Nuding and Ed Warllock went by road with additional first aid equipment to help. The care given by the RNLI crew involved cooling and protecting the burns and reassuring the casualties whilst waiting for the arrival of an ambulance and an air ambulance which brought paramedics to whom the casualties were handed over.

Area Operations Manager, James Kilburn presented the framed letters to the recipients at short ceremony at the Lymington Town Sailing Club after Monday’s training evening.

Suzanne Brown, Lifeboat Press Officer, Lymington Lifeboat Station [email protected].uk

Hatti Mellor, Regional Media Officer, SE and London . M:07724801305

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