Wells RNLI inshore lifeboat tasked to assist two cut off by tide
On Sunday 13 April, Wells RNLI’s inshore lifeboat was paged at 6:07pm by Humber Coastguard to assist two people who had become cut off by the incoming flood tide on the sandbar on the west side of Wells Harbour.
The inshore lifeboat with a volunteer crew of three launched from the north slipway at 6:19pm and made its way swiftly down the harbour channel toward the reported location.
Arriving on scene at 6:20pm, the crew were informed at 6:24pm that the people had managed to wade safely back to the main beach. With the situation under control, Humber Coastguard stood the inshore lifeboat down, and it returned to the station.
RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager, Chris Hardy said: ‘Today was again a reminder of how quickly conditions can change on our coastline. Please check tide times before heading out and remain vigilant of your surroundings.’
Wells RNLI inshore lifeboat was recovered at 6:28pm. It was then washed down, refuelled and rehoused and ready for service again by 7:00pm.
Notes to Editors
Wells RNLI has a D class inshore lifeboat Peter Wilcox and a Shannon class all- weather lifeboatDuke of Edinburgh. The boathouse and the all-weather lifeboat were new in 2022. The Duke of Edinburgh lifeboat was the first UK Launch a Memory lifeboat, which has 15,000 names printed on the decals. This helped to raise much needed funds for the RNLI and attracts thousands of visitors to the station each year.
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