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Two Males Stranded on Rocks at Newton Point Rescued
UK Coastguard requested the launch of our lifeboats at 15:43 after receiving multiple 999 calls. Waves were starting to break over the rock and the rescue was time critical before the rock would be covered
Porthcawl RNLI Volunteer will be at Windsor Castle for the Royal Wedding
Helmsman Chris Page has received a very special invitation. He will be one of 1200 public guests at the wedding of the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle.
Visiting Lifeboat Tries Porthcawl Marina for Size
The Mumbles RNLI lifeboat ‘Roy Barker IV’ visited Porthcawl over the bank holiday weekend. The charities all-weather lifeboat was joined by Porthcawl’s Atlantic 85 during the exercise which took place between Nash Point and Port
Busy start to 2018 for Porthcawl’s Lifeboat Crew
Porthcawl lifeboat crews have been paged almost forty times already this year. Casualties have varied from surfers, windsurfers, broken down vessels and persons cut off by the incoming tide. Deputy Launch Authority, Aileen Jones, commented,
Porthcawl’s lifeboats launch to three seperate incidents over weekend
The weekend proved a busy time for Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat volunteers. Two shouts on Saturday, first to a broken down vessel, then later to two persons and a dog cut off by the incoming tide.
RNLI Volunteer Chairman Retires
John Abraham, Chairman of Porthcawl RNLI committee has decided to retire following 20 successful years volunteering for the charity. His role covered both the operational and fund raising committees at the station. During his chairmanship
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Launch 96/26 – 📟 4.48pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a Mayday call from a lone skipper who was onboard a former lifeboat off Llantwit Major beach. The skipper had seen a large amount of
Launch 95/26 – 📟 10.40am
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were made aware that a person was stuck on boulders near the entrance to the marina with an incoming tide. The crew were already present at the station for Sunday morning
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