RNLI Rescue: A Fright Before Christmas

It's Christmas Eve and, while most of us were settling down to wait for Santa's arrival, pagers sounded for the crew at Newhaven Lifeboat Station; two paragliders are stranded at the base of a cliff with the tide closing in on top of them...
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If you spot someone in trouble in the water, call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.
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[@TommyGee.]

12:30 bro was committed to that JustEat delivery 🗿

[@johnc3403]

As an Electronics Engineer, I've had 3 distinct periods in my life, I was Brown goods Engineer with DSG, a broadcast Engineer with RTE and a Marine Electronics Engineer with the RNLI, at Poole and Divisional Base Ireland. . Without a doubt, the proudest years of my Engineering life was maintaining the Radar, Comms, and navigation electronics that work to help you guys and girls do what you do to Save Lives at Sea. You are all heroes and we thank you for your service.

[@AndyCutright]

The RNLI depends on folks like yourself. It's a team effort, and you and all the other engineers and volunteers and paid crew, and admin staff, and everyone that contributes to the RNLI's 24x7 uptime deserve praise.

[@roytabberer7427]

Another 2 lives saved. Well done to the crew involved.
As they say you are all volunteers, happy to support you as a Shoreline Member.

[@rnli]

Thanks for being on board with us Roy. We love to share these stories where we can.

[@zoearmstrong3086]

I’m so glad the guy survived

[@kerryjones1508]

Absolutely fantastic effort and outcome. Respect from North Wales.

[@rnli]

Thank you so much for the kind words, Kerry! We wouldn't be able to do it without our incredible supporters and volunteers 💙

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

im from south wales.

[@HermioneGranger-eh3sk]

Amazing. Great work. Thank goodness for selfless people like you.

[@micksoper4059]

Thease men should bepaid like doctors they save lives to and in terrible conditions god bless thease sea angels

[@marionwheeler7000]

You guys, and your selflessness never cease to amaze me....

[@JohnSmith-vy4oh]

Respect

[@rnli]

Thanks, John 💙

[@Ashley__Rose]

Holy moly this looks scary. You guys are *really* brave.

[@tomriley5790]

Well done , great work!

[@rnli]

Thanks, Tom! We are very proud of our crew 💙

[@tonys1636]

A job well done as always, total respect for all the crews.
I still can't fathom the fascination for flying or leaving the ground at all, all travel for me is on land or sea. Flying anything for a hobby, no. One can circumnavigate the planet without flying, just takes a bit longer.

[@rnli]

Thanks for your support Tony 🙂

[@lukepickars5713]

5 minutes was the difference

[@chilesauce7248]

Top Job 🧡 - Question: Why is it called a Y boat?

[@rnli]

We asked and it's a mystery!

[@budmo5590]

its just the class of boat, its more of a thing to identify the type/class of boat.

[@rnli]

That's it in one

[@byronpreston2406]

How did the bag that was left in the water end up back in the boat 🤔

[@PottersVideos2]

It must've been rescued later. :D

[@thedisabledwelshman9266]

how can anybody sort of do something? lol