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Western Telegraph
10-05-2025
- General
- Western Telegraph
Huge trawler boat gets stranded off coast at Fishguard
The 160 ton fishing vessel - five times the weight of the St Davids Tamar-class lifeboat, the Norah Wortley – called for assistance on Wednesday evening, May 7. The 25-metre vessel had lost all propulsion around 12 nautical miles north west of Strumble Head. The lifeboat launched at 6.45pm, and at the scene, coxswain Will Chant and crew carried out a thorough risk assessment of the large vessel. The slow tow took around four and a half hours. (Image: RNLI St Davids lifeboat) It was decided that the lifeboat would take the trawler under tow as the sea conditions were favourable, no other vessels were in the area to offer a tow and the trawler was posing a navigation hazard. A slow tow began, taking around four and a half hours to complete. Once off the Fishguard harbour breakwater, the trawler was brought into an alongside tow to put it against the quay wall at Fishguard. The trawler had broken down some 12 nautical miles off Strumble Head. (Image: RNLI St Davids lifeboat) This proved ineffective due to the size of the trawler, so a short astern tow was carried out and it was successfully placed alongside the quay wall with assistance from some of the Fishguard lifeboat shore crew. Will Chant, RNLI St Davids Coxswain, said: "Due to the size of the trawler, weighing almost 130 ton more than the lifeboat itself, this was a long slow tow that proved demanding when trying to ensure the safe berth at Fishguard harbour. "The rescue highlights the tremendous abilities of both the Tamar class lifeboat and our dedicated crew when challenged." Norah Wortley and volunteer crew left Fishguard harbour at approximately 1am yesterday, Thursday May 8, and rehoused back at St Davids lifeboat station around 2am.
Western Telegraph
06-05-2025
- Health
- Western Telegraph
St Davids lifeboat rescues kayakers in Abereiddi Bay
St Davids RNLI were called out by HM Coastguard at 12.28pm on Saturday, May 3 following a report from a member of the public of kayakers in trouble out at sea, and a call from one of the kayakers. The charity's all-weather lifeboat, Norah Wortley, was launched and headed to the scene. Upon their arrival, the crew found two people in the water, one in a partially sunken kayak, and one in a kayak and holding on to the sinking boat. A strong wind was forcing the kayakers towards shore, so the coxswain manoeuvred the lifeboat to keep away from the rocks whilst the volunteer crew helped all four casualties onto the lifeboat. Once aboard, the kayakers were immediately assessed, with the possibility of secondary drowning a risk as two had ingested water whilst struggling in the swell. When the lifeboat returned to the station, the assessment continued before volunteers were confident the kayakers were safe to leave. Judd Kohler, RNLI St Davids deputy coxswain, said: 'The four kayakers got caught out by the conditions but were well prepared with the correct safety equipment, and did the right thing in calling for help. 'Thankfully one of our volunteer crew, Dr Roger Schofield, is a medical doctor and he carried out a thorough assessment of the casualties.'
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Stranded yacht near shipping lanes rescued by St Davids RNLI
A yacht stranded near busy shipping lanes in Pembrokeshire was rescued by the RNLI. The 38ft vessel, which had a mechanical failure and was manned by a solo crew member, was found 30 nautical miles offshore near the Smalls lighthouse traffic separation scheme. St Davids RNLI all-weather lifeboat Norah Wortley was sent to aid the yacht at 4.16pm on April 7. With its limited speed in the water, the coxswain decided to tow the yacht to Milford Haven, where it could be repaired. The towing began shortly after 5.30pm. RNLI crew member watching the towed yacht (Image: RNLI/St Davids) The yacht was safely brought through the lock gates of Milford marina at midnight. After reaching the marina, the lifeboat crew had takeaway food provided by RNLI volunteers before heading back to St Justinians. The lifeboat was back in its house at 1.15am, around nine hours after it had been launched.
