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Volunteer lifeboat crews have launched lifeboats at Porthcawl over eighty times already this year. This is well ahead of any previous year in the station's history. Lifeboat Operations Manager, Philip Missen, commented, ‘The number of ‘shouts’ we have launched for so far this year is unprecedented. The hot weather has added to some incidents but
The event organised by just three RNLI volunteer crew to support Wales’s ‘Year of the Sea’ saw the town’s Cosy Corner, slipway and breakwater area full of various rescue organisations stands and equipment. With brilliant weather the event which centred on Porthcawl’s RNLI lifeboat station attracted thousands of visitors to the area. Amongst those organisations
At 8.10pm yesterday evening (Tues 24/07/18) - Porthcawl and Barry Dock RNLI lifeboats launched to a 53ft yacht which had made a MAYDAY call as it was taking on water south of Nash Point. Porthcawl’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Rose of the Shires, was launched and located the casualty yacht about 5 miles south west of Nash
The weekend proved a busy time for Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat volunteers. At 19:21 on Saturday evening the crew received an ‘immediate launch’ page from UK Coastguard Agency at Milford. This followed reports of a casualty in difficulties in the sea near the town’s breakwater. It is thought a member of the public reported the sighting
Volunteers at Porthcawl RNLI are busy making final preparations for their exciting RescueFest event to be held on Sunday 22nd July. #RescueFest2018 takes place the day after Porthcawl Carnival Day meaning there are family friendly activities taking place in Porthcawl all weekend. RescueFest will feature exciting RNLI lifeboat rescue demonstrations including one with the Coastguard
The RNLI is delighted to announce that it has been named Host City Community Partner of the round the world yacht race stopover, which comes to Cardiff between 27 May – 10 June. The race started last October and the Cardiff stopover will signal one of the final legs before the race finishes in The
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 by the incoming tide. Porthcawl's D Class Lifeboat 'Jean Ryall' was manoeuvred between rocks in order to effect the rescue. A crewman
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. Lifeboat operations manager Phil Missen said, ’It is a great honour to have one of our crew members representing Porthcawl
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 Talbot on Saturday 5th May. Second coxswain at The Mumbles station, James Bolter said, ‘It is essential that we know
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, ‘Our volunteer crews train each Sunday morning and Wednesday evening to build and maintain the varied skills needed to meet
