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CROSS-CHANNEL SERVICE

PENARTH AND PORTISHEAD | 13 MARCH
RNLI crews from both sides of the Bristol Channel worked together to help a yacht that was taking on water 2 miles off Cardiff. Penarth volunteers refloated the grounded vessel and escorted her across the channel, into the care of RNLI Portishead. Then another mayday came in so Portishead put a crew member aboard the yacht while they steamed to the other, safely guiding both vessels into the marina and helping eight people in total.