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Marathon Lifeboatman saves lives
Two weeks to the day after completing the London Marathon in 4:25:04 Porthcawl RNLI volunteer helm Nathan Evans (Nevs) was involved in saving the lives of two people cut off by the tide trapped beneath
Porthcawl RNLI lifeboat volunteer to run the London marathon
Porthcawl RNLI volunteer helm, Nathan Evans is running this year’s London marathon on Sunday 27 April having secured a ballot place. Nathan has chosen to use the opportunity to run the marathon to raise vital
Watch: Porthcawl RNLI rescue dog in difficulty in the water
Watch the moment Porthcawl RNLI rescue 3-year-old golden retriever Seren off Newton Beach, in the volunteer lifeboat crew’s first rescue of the year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7grRWWqZsY It was on Saturday afternoon (1 February) when rescue dog
Porthcawl RNLI bids farewell to volunteer Ruth Birch
After eight years of dedicated volunteering at Porthcawl RNLI lifeboat station, Ruth is handing back her yellow wellies as she fulfils her lifelong dream with a move to Perranporth in Cornwall. Ruth began volunteering at
Porthcawl and Barry Dock RNLI involved in joint rescue of yacht
Barry Dock RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat (ALB) and Porthcawl RNLI's Atlantic 85 lifeboat launched yesterday to assist a 27ft yacht struggling in rough sea conditions, with a sea-sick crew member onboard. Barry Dock RNLI's ALB was
Porthcawl RNLI urges Elvis fans to stay safe
Porthcawl RNLI volunteers will be on call 24/7 during the town's annual Elvis Festival, just like every other day of the year and will be ready to drop everything to launch the charity’s lifeboats at
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Launch 92/26 – 📟 3.02pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a 999 call from a lone sailor who was onboard a yacht in difficulty near Scarweather Sands. The yacht had run aground on a sandbank
Launch 90+91/26 – 📟 7.23pm
Porthcawl RNLI's volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a 999 call reporting a casualty with a suspected broken pelvis following a fall onto rocks in a remote part of the Vale of Glamorgan
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