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Two pulled from harbour in double water rescue

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Coastguard Rescue Officer Tom Nunnen -Wills F o r t u n e was on the side of two people who got into trouble in the water at Folkes tone harbour .   Folkestone Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) had been busy all day on 8 October : supporting the police, a false alarm for someone in the sea , and even a report of concern for seal.   So when their pagers bleeped at about 5pm for an urgent situation at Folkestone ha rbour , they were ready to go. Quickly a rriv ing on the scene with Langdon CRT , t he y faced a complicated situation .    A man and woman had got into difficulty while rowing a tender out to a moored vessel. H e was in the water caught by a r o p e with his head only just above surface ; she was struggling in the tender as w a t e r came in over the side .   Dover Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre had sent an HM C oastguard search and rescue helicopter as well as the RNLI's inshore lifeboat from Littlestone .   But with the situation serious , a c
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Coastguard scoops stricken man from surging waves

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Senior Coastal Operations Officer Ryan Gray A man facing the threat of being dashed on the rocks by powerful waves was rescued by a coastguard who hauled him o ut of the surging water.   The alarm was raised at about 9.45am at Skippingstone beach, Bangor, on 1 October when a member of the public reported their concern for a person they had spotted struggling on rocks being pounded by the s e a .   The 999 call was picked up at Belfast Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre which swiftly sent Bangor Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) and the local RNLI inshore lifeboat.   First on the scene was Senior Coastal Operations Officer Ryan Gray who, taking in the situation, quic k ly donned a personal float at ion device a ttached to a line.   As the sea surged, Ryan shouted a warning to the man before, seconds later , a wave picked the figure up and threw him to the shore.   The powerful surge carried him up the beach where Ryan was able to step forward and seize him out of the foam b
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