Emergency crews were called to a rescue in Morecambe over the weekend, only to find the object they were out to save was actually a bin.
On Saturday, emergency services including Morecambe RNLI we’re called by Her Majesty’s Coastguard.
A mysterious object was floating in the water off the fisherman’s jetty at Sandylands Promenade.
Deputy Launch Authority Martyn Browitt authorised the launch of Morecambe’s Inshore Lifeboat which made speedily to the area of an unidentified floating object.
Coastguard guided the crew to the last sighting point and the object was then revealed to be the front of a waste bin from the Promenade.
This was recovered to prevent further calls and brought to shore.
The shout has been described as a call with good intent, as they couldn’t make out what it was until we were out on the bay at its location.
They’re urging people to always call the Coastguard on 999 if they believe there is a rescue required.


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