Volunteers at St Davids RNLI completed two rescue launches and a training exercise in just 24 hours.

At 11.27am last Thursday (August 24), inshore lifeboat Marian and Alan Clayton was requested to assist an injured person at the Blue Lagoon, Abereiddi.

The lifeboat arrived on scene and was able to manoeuvre straight into the lagoon to provide oxygen support to the casualty, working alongside the St Davids coastguard volunteers - who already had the situation under control.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and an ambulance arrived shortly after and, once the paramedic was satisfied with the situation, the casualty was evacuated by the land based teams to the awaiting ambulance. The inshore lifeboat was rehoused at 1.07pm.

At 6.30pm, St Davids launched on a planned training exercise to continue volunteer crew training.

Then at 4.11am on Friday, St Davids RNLI responded to a PAN PAN distress call after a yacht got into difficulties two miles south west of South Bishop Lighthouse.

All-weather lifeboat Norah Wortley launched into the darkness and was quickly on scene in calm conditions. Upon assessment of the situation, Coxswain Will Chant decided a tow to Milford Haven was the best course of action to enable repair of the yacht's engine.

Once the charity’s lifeboat was south of Skomer island, Milford Haven coastguard requested Angle RNLI take over the tow to ensure good operational cover was maintained along the north Pembrokeshire coast. St Davids lifeboat returned to station and rehoused at 7.32am.

Will Chant, RNLI Coxswain for St Davids RNLI lifeboat, said: “Both lifeboat launches proved firsts for members of our volunteer crew, with recently qualified Chris Edwards as deputy mechanic on the South Bishop light house rescue and crew member Sarah Kirby’s first shout on the inshore lifeboat.

“All-weather lifeboat crew member Dr Roger Scofield assisted us shore side at Abereiddi, travelling to the scene by car. It was also the first time I’ve worked alongside my wife Lottie who attended the Abereiddi incident in her capacity as St Davids Fire and Rescue officer. Although a busy day, we train to ensure we can continue saving lives at sea, 24 hours a day.”