Bridlington RNLI called to object floating in water
Bridlington RNLI called out to investigate a mystery object spotted in the sea in Bridlington Bay.
The volunteer crew of the Bridlington RNLI were tasked by HM Coastguard today at 8.33am, Monday (13 May), after a report had been received that an object was floating in the sea in front of the Bridlington Leisure World. The object appeared to have feeding seabirds upon it and as such the Inshore Lifeboat, Ernie Wellings was requested to launch to investigate.
The volunteer crew of three launched at 8.50am and headed towards the Leisure World at good speed in poor visibility with a southerly light breeze. The RNLI crew reached the object within six minutes. Upon reaching the mysterious object, it was soon discovered it to be a tree stump. The stump was then recovered by the volunteer crew and taken back to the beach to be removed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to avoid any further calls to service to the object. The ILB returned to the beach and was recovered and back on service by 9.30am.
Andy Webber, Bridlington RNLI Helm, said ‘Although this turned out to be a false alarm with good intent it was important that we received such a call in order to check out the mysterious object. It is important to call the HM Coastguard should anyone see anything suspicious floating in the water.’
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