By RNLI rescue three teenagers in dramatic callout
RNLI Cleethorpes were called out to reports of three individuals being carried out on paddleboards.
In their statement regarding the incident, RNLI Cleethorpes posted on their social media page:
“We were launched this evening to three teenagers who were being blown out to sea on paddleboards. In the minutes between their parents’ 999 call and our arrival, the wind and tide had taken them nearly a mile.
“We found them and returned them safely to shore. This rescue, like all our others, was made possible by your donations.”
Sharing a recent update the team said: “We’re making great progress with our new Lifeboat Station. The deepest of the steel piles are being driven 18 metres into the beach to provide a sound foundation for the station. Once they’re in place, they will be capped with precast concrete pieces to start the platform and slipway – watch for more progress pictures from site as the build continues.”
Works for the station began back on April 19, with part of the promenade being sectioned off for works to commence.
The new station will be situated on the beach in front of the current station and will provide the capability to position a second lifeboat at Cleethorpes, a more powerful B Class Atlantic 85, which will join the existing D-Class lifeboat already on station.
According to the RNLI, this will allow the charity to respond more quickly to emergencies.
Speaking when the station was announced, RNLI said: “There will be some unavoidable disruption to traffic on Central Promenade, and construction noise as is inevitable for a project of this size but we hope that the new building will be an asset for the whole resort and an attraction to visitors as well as providing a first class lifesaving facility for the area.
“The project will cost in the region of £3 million, and will be funded entirely by the RNLI.”
Andy Burden, Deputy Launch Authority at Cleethorpes, added: “The new building has been designed to be an asset to the resort, complementing and enhancing the central promenade and becoming a visitor attraction in its own right.
“We’re all local residents ourselves and are pleased that such care has been taken in the design of the station.”
(Image: RNLI Cleethorpes)
