RESPECT THE WATER
IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING IN THE WATER, LEAN BACK AND FLOAT ON YOUR BACK, EXTENDING YOUR ARMS AND LEGS. FLOAT TO LIVE.
IN A COASTAL EMERGENCY, CALL 999 OR 112 AND ASK FOR THE COASTGUARD.
Sadly, around 150 people accidentally lose their lives around UK and Irish waters each year.
Over half of these didn’t plan on entering the water.
Porthcawl RNLI wish to thank Porthcawl Christmas Morning Swim for the generous donation from the 2015 Christmas Swim which sponsored this website and webcam
Philip Missen MBE | Lifeboat Operations Manager
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Launch 64/23 – 📟 9.16pm
HM Coastguard tasked Porthcawl RNLI's volunteer crew to assist with a multi-agency search off the seafront in Porthcawl. The charity's Atlantic 85 lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched on service and conducted a shoreline search
Launch 63/23 – 📟 6.43pm
Porthcawl RNLI's volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to assist with a multi-agency search in the Sandy Bay and Trecco Bay area. The Atlantic 85 lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched on service
Launch 62/23 – 📟 4.00pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to investigate an object in the water at Newton Bay. Once on scene the crew located the object in the water which was found to be
Launch 61/23 – 📟 9.34pm
Porthcawl RNLI's volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to assist with a multi-agency incident. The Atlantic 85 lifeboat was launched on service and proceeded to the Vale of Glamorgan area. The lifeboat was stood
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Video shows dramatic moment swimmer is rescued by Porthcawl RNLI after being caught in rip
Footage has been released of the moment an exhausted father was pulled from the water by Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
Porthcawl RNLI sadness following the news of the passing of Marj Abraham.
Porthcawl RNLI are mourning the loss of former fundraiser, Marj Abraham and the station flag currently flies at half mast. Station
Heatwave results in mass rescue for Porthcawl RNLI amidst multiple rescues
A mass rescue of swimmers caught in rip current at Rest Bay is just one of the incidents attended by RNLI
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The temperature of our waters can steal the air from your lungs and leave you helpless in seconds.
Around half the people who drown slip, trip or fall into the water. They don’t expect to get wet.
