At RNLI Port Talbot we are dedicated to #savinglivesatsea .We are home to D-713 Nigel Martin Spender. *IN AN EMERGENCY CALL 999 AND ASK FOR THE COASTGUARDS
Aberavon Beach, Wales
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Remember when in an emergency in the sea or by the coast *CALL 999 AND ASK FOR THE COASTGUARDS* #RespectTheWater
Port Talbot Lifeboat has been celebrating the dedication of 5 crew members who have served between 20 & 33 years. LOM Clive Morris, Senior Helm’s David Jones and Leon Murphy, Crewmember Rachel Thomas and ShoreCrew Ron Jones. Thank you for your Dedication! 🎖
At2:23 thisMorning, Port Talbot Lifeboat was Requests for an Immediate Launch, to a person in the water just off the north breakwater. The lifeboat was on scene 10 minutes after being paged, and recovered the casualty into the boat, where she was checked and passed to coastguards
*COVID-19 UPDATE*
Today we have made the hard decision to close our Lifeboat shop until further notice. Along with this we have suspended all group, private or public visits to our station. This decision was not an… instagram.com/p/B9zeoqUBTEv/… – at Wales, United Kingdom
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“Bit of surf down the Av”; Crew working on their boat handling skills in some tricky conditions🤟✌️ #surf #waves #train #rnli #savinglivesatsea instagram.com/p/B9mG1VyBJxc/…
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Sunday was a big day for our Duke Of Ed student Irina, it was her first time going to sea! Considering the conditions she did very well! Here’s Irina with Senior Helm Leon prior to the launch!! Well done Irina🤟… instagram.com/p/B9jU624Ba7_/… – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Tow training in the river Neath!! #neath #npt #savinglivesatsea #lifeboat @ River Neath instagram.com/p/B9hXHmphrLL/… – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Sunday morning training for the crew! If you live local to Port Talbot, why not join us in saving lives at sea? There are plenty of volunteer roles, from lifeboat crew to fundraising committee, we are all one big… instagram.com/p/B9XXwBJhM9p/… – at Wales, United Kingdom
Last night at 19:30 we where Launched by UK Coastguards after a MAYDAY call was revived on Channel 16. Along with @TheMumblesRNLI CoastguardTeams and Rescue Helicopter 187 we conducted a large search in the bay with nothing found. We where recovered and ready for service at 2200
After a very busy summer. We have had hundreds of children and young people through our station to educate them on sea saftey. We are extreamly pleased to continue to see groups and schools passing many other… instagram.com/p/B19xFolBiFl/… – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Our thoughts are with our French counterpart, Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (SNSM), after the sad news of the loss of 3 of their crew members after their lifeboat capsized, whilst on a job to assist a fishing… instagram.com/p/ByaefGVByEv/…
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Next Wednesday @ the Four Winds Bar Aberavon, be sure to check it out! 🤘 @ Four Winds Restaurant & Bars instagram.com/p/ByVyghBBI1s/… – at Aberavon, Wales
Leaving the Rifer Afan whilst on exercise🙌 Big and Small😎🤙 #porttalbot #training #aberafon #ship #savinglivesatsea @ River Afan instagram.com/p/Bx7jqlgBRTX/… – at Wales, United Kingdom
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Huge Congratulations to Paul Skinner who this evening passed his helms assessment. It’s been a long road but all the hard work has payed off, and we believe Skinner will be a great addition to our team of helms.… instagram.com/p/BxdGbP-hHFg/… – at Aberavon, Wales
Yesterday at 1109 we where tasked by UK Coastguards to a report of a Person in the water 1mile of morfa beach. Rescue Helicopter 187 recovered the casualty and transferred the person to Morriston Hospital. We then conducted a search to ensure of no other casualty. Stood down 1345
FIRST SHOUT!!🎉 On Easter Sunday we where paged to assist hortonporteynonrnli and themumblesrnli with a tow back to the river afan. Both Jack and Chris responded to their pagers for the first time, and spent 4… instagram.com/p/Bw2RKxlBlXC/…
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The crew having a pic with hmcoastguard rescue helicopter🚁😎 after our Royal Visit. This is a team we work very closely with so its nice to have a quick look around🤘#rescue #helicopter… instagram.com/p/Bv4bnFCFaV6/… – at Aberavon, Wales
