Rescue team checks Millom access routes in training exercise

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team checked access routes around Millom on October 19 as part of a training exercise.

Access routes around Millom were checked on 19 October to ensure they remain ready for future emergency callouts. Haverigg Inshore Rescue Team carried out the work as part of a training exercise, using the team's mobile vehicles to travel through Millom and to the pier, before crossing the Mains and checking the sea wall.

The team also verified that buoys marking the correct route out of the moorings into the estuary remained in their correct positions.

A spokesperson for the rescue team said the checks help ensure crew can reach the areas where they are needed safely and quickly. They added that regular training and checks of this kind help the team stay prepared and ready to respond when called upon.

How it is being reported

• Rescue team ensures access routes are clear for emergency calloutsHaverigg Inshore Rescue Team carried out the work on October 19 as part of their latest training exercise.Whitehaven News · 23 Oct, 06:00
• Rescue team ensures access routes are clear for emergency calloutsHaverigg Inshore Rescue Team carried out the work on October 19 as part of their latest training exercise.NW Evening Mail · 23 Oct, 06:00

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