The volunteer crew of the Bridlington RNLI launched after reports of two paddleboarders heading out to sea off Barmston.
At 1.57pm on Tuesday (5 August) the volunteer crew from Bridlington RNLI were requested, by HM Coastguards, to immediately launch after reports of two paddleboarders being blown away from the beach at Barmston.
Bridlington RNLI’s inshore lifeboat (ILB) Ernie Wellings launched at 2.07pm.
The crew recovered both casualties on two separate paddleboards that had tied themselves together, which is a technique to stabilise paddleboards in choppy water. The paddleboarders were trying to make it back to shore, however one of the oars had broken and this severely hampered their progress. It was decided to take both onboard the ILB and escort them and their boards back to the beach at Barmston.
