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Published:
February 15, 2009
Stricken
fishing boat and trailer towed to safety in
Burnham-On-Sea
 Burnham-On-Sea's
notorious mud caught out this fisherman on Sunday afternoon (February
15th) when a boat and trailer became stuck on the town's beach.
They
sank into the soft sand and mud near Burnham's jetty at 1.40pm
as he returned from a day's angling.
Fortunately,
BARB, the charity that runs Burnham-On-Sea's life-saving hovercrafts,
was already on the beach, holding a training session for new crewmembers,
and was able to pull the vehicle up the beach using its tractor.
Fisherman
Paul Tanner said: "I misjudged the mud and had unsuccessfully
tried to pull the boat and trailer out myself using my car. We
were grateful for BARB's help."
 The
charity was holding an open day for new crewmembers at the time.
This has attracted a good response, but the organisation is still
keen to hear from further volunteers who are interested in helping
with any work of the charity, from fundraising and vehicle maintenance,
to operating the hovercrafts.
Full
training and assistance is available and those who are interested
are welcome to attend a training session at the BARB hovercraft
station, situated next to the seafront tourist information centre,
any Wednesday at 7pm or Sunday at 9.30am.
A second fisherman also got into
difficulty in mud on Burnham beach later on Sunday afternoon when
a 4x4 and boat trailer were towed free by a tractor from Burnham
Boat Owners' Association, as pictured below.
RELATED
LINKS:
Burnham-On-Sea
Hovercraft Web site
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