Four and a^dog cut off by the tide R,ichard Jenkins of Borth lifeboat has also received a letter of Ithanks from the RNLI's Chairman for his leadership and seamanship skills after he had taken the station's D class onto a beach in heavy seas to rescue two men, two women and their dog when they had been cut off by the tide on 6 September last year.

After a difficult launch through heavy surf the engine-swiftly cleared by Richard-and the anchor lifeboat reached the scene and veered down on to the beach, which shelved steeply and was strewn with rocks.

Once the water was shallow enough crew members Lee Trubshaw and Stuart Taylor went over the side to hold the boat head to sea as they beached her stern-first, just long enough for the stranded people to be taken aboard.

Getting off the beach was complicated by the anchor warp fouling the propeller and stalling the warp then snagging on a submerged rock and swinging the lifeboat round stern to sea.

However Stuart ordered the warp to be cut free and he was then able to take the inflatable out stern first until there was enough sea room to turn.

The survivors were then transferred to Aberystwyth's Atlantic, which had launched toassist and had been standing by throughout the service, and were landed safely at Aberystwyth 12 minutes later..