Crews at a Welsh lifeboat station have been honoured for their heroic actions in a pair of daring sea rescues.
The team at RNLI Tenby were formally recognised earlier this week at their station for their heroic actions during separate incidents in 2024.
The first rescue occurred on August 14 2024, when three men were pulled from the water after their vessel overturned near St Govan's.
One casualty suffered cardiac arrest and required immediate CPR from crew members.
A second commendation honoured the crew's response on May 25, when they saved an unconscious yachtsman from his burning vessel approximately 12 miles south of Caldey Island.
The August incident unfolded when Deputy Coxswain Dan Young commanded the all-weather lifeboat following activation of a Personal Locator Beacon.
Working alongside Coastguard rescue helicopter 187, the crew located an overturned vessel near St Govan's.
The helicopter guided the lifeboat to where three men were struggling in the water. Only one wore a lifejacket whilst the others clung desperately to a petrol tank.
Tenby RNLI lifeboat crew members were recognised for saving lives in two daring sea rescues
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Two crew members plunged into the sea to extract the casualties.
Upon bringing one man aboard, the crew discovered he had stopped responding and entered cardiac arrest.
Rob James, Ieuan Williams and Will Horton swiftly initiated CPR. A helicopter paramedic was winched down to assist before the critical patient was airlifted to hospital.
The May 25 rescue began when reports of smoke at sea prompted the volunteer crew to launch their lifeboat.
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Crews spotted the burning yacht around 12 miles south of Caldey Island
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They discovered a yacht ablaze approximately 12 miles south of Caldey Island.
Racing towards the burning vessel, the crew witnessed a person disappearing beneath the waves.
Rob James immediately dived into the water, keeping the unconscious yachtsman afloat until fellow crew members could haul him aboard.
Chris Thomas administered oxygen to the casualty whilst Deputy Coxswain Dan Young navigated at maximum speed back to Tenby.
Dan Young; Rob James and Chris Thomas were honoured for their work in the rescue
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Paramedics with an ambulance stood ready at the harbour to continue emergency treatment.
The swift actions of the volunteer crew prevented what could have been a fatal outcome for the lone sailor.
The remaining two casualties from the August incident, suffering from severe cold exposure, were transported to Milford Haven to receive medical attention from waiting paramedics.
The man who had suffered cardiac arrest spent several weeks in intensive care followed by extensive rehabilitation.
Two crew members entered the water to assist with the extraction of the casualties, only one of which was wearing a lifejacket, with the others clinging to a petrol tank
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He later returned to the station to express gratitude to those who saved him.
Aled Williams, RNLI Coastal Training Lead, presented commendations on the CEO's behalf to seven crew members for the August rescue.
They were: Dan Young, Will Horton, Rob James, Nolan Rees, Ieuan Williams, Stephen Lowe and Lisa-Marie Viggers.
For the May yacht rescue, Mr Young, Mr James and Mr Thomas received formal recognition for their life-saving actions.