MARITIME AND
COASTGUARD AGENCY News Release (283/08) issued by The Government
News Network on 26 August 2008
Four fisherman
were taken off their fishing vessel by lifeboat last night after
the vessel went aground at Rhossili Bay.
Swansea Coastguard received a mayday broadcast at 2.20 am,
reporting that the fifteen metre vessel 'Bruno of
Sutton' was hard aground. The Coastguard operations room
requested the Rhossili Coastguard Rescue Team to attend and the
Burry Port inshore RNLI lifeboat and the Tenby all weather RNLI
lifeboat to launch.
The Coastguard Rescue Team have been on scene with the fishing
vessel throughout last night and this morning, monitoring it and
reporting back to the operations room on its condition. The Burry
Port inshore lifeboat took the four crew off the vessel after they
requested evacuation.
Steve Jones, Swansea Coastguard Watch Manager says:
"The fishing vessel is still hard aground in Rhossili Bay,
but we are hoping that it will be refloated at high tide which is
at 2.50 pm this afternoon."
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