|
FOUR men were rescued by an RNLI all weather lifeboat on Saturday night after Milford Haven Coastguard received an emergency 999 call from a mobile phone alerting them to four men in a liferaft off Linney Head, Pembrokeshire.
The men had been in the fishing vessel Kerloch J235 which was on passage from Lundy to Milford Haven when it hit Crow Rock off Linney Head.
A red flare was also sighted about 1.5 nautical miles off the headland and reported to the Coastguard from the fishing vessel `Dolly Ann. which proceeded to the site of the flare and retrieved all four from a liferaft.
The 'Dolly Ann' met up with the lifeboat and transferred the four men who were reported to be shaken, but not suffering from hypothermia. However, an ambulance was called as a precaution to the landing jetty. The Dale Coastguard Rescue Team were also turned out to meet the four crew upon their arrival at Milford.
The Agencys Counter Pollution team was also informed as the vessel was carrying 2500 litres of fuel oil and 40 gallons of hydraulic oil in sound tanks when she sank. There were two liferafts on board when she sank plus 6 lifejackets.
Graham Warlow, Duty Watch Manager at Milford Haven said ' We would also like to thank the crew of the Dolly Ann who responded promptly when they sighted the red flare, and also to the crews of the other vessels who responded so quickly.'
Should fisheries be closed during breeding time to allow stocks to reach more sustainable levels?
