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RNLI Jersey urged people to avoid swimming during the partial solar eclipse as swells increase and strong rip currents are expected around St Ouen's Bay; lifeguard patrols end at 18:00 BST, with eclipse viewing from 18:21 to 20:10. Viewers are advised not to look at the sun without proper glasses, and to use the float-to-live technique if in trouble, calling 999 for Jersey Coastguard if needed.
Five walkers and two dogs were stranded on the Newquay coast path when a large cliff section collapsed in front of them; seconds earlier they could have been swept away. An RNLI lifeboat rescued the stricken group after the area became impassable and the cliff unstable, with coastguards urging people to avoid the area as weather warnings affected the South West.
Mimosa, a boat that was involved in Operation Dynamo during World War Two, had to be rescued by Cromer RNLI after its propeller got caught on a fishing buoy off the coast from Cromer. The lifeboat was able to free the boat from the line and escort it to Wells Harbour.
Mimosa, a boat that was involved in Operation Dynamo during World War Two, had to be rescued by Cromer RNLI after its propeller got caught on a fishing buoy off the coast from Cromer. The lifeboat was able to free the boat from the line and escort it to Wells Harbour.