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Tuesday 5 April 2011

Rhyl Dragonfly - 27.02.2001

Rhyl Dragonfly - 27.02.2001

A Dragonfly - off Rhyl - was drifting closer
Into shore at Splash Point on the sand
Coxswain Robinson could not release her
He called the inshore boat to lend a hand
He called the inshore boat to lend a hand

Mechanic Jones - the helmsman of the inshore
Struggled near the sandbank - swamped in wave
Crewman Denton’s line near the propellor
In he waded - trying hard to save
In he waded - trying hard to save

Time to take the Dragonfly’s small crew off
Four men waiting in the wheelhouse flood
Off they came - and one man fell unconscious
Three were frozen - but they knew they could
Three were frozen - but they knew they could

Live a little longer out of water
Then the Dragonfly was washed ashore
Overnight the winds had brought disaster
Destroyed - the Dragonfly would fly no more
Destroyed - the Dragonfly would fly no more

They’d
Live a little longer out of water
Then the Dragonfly was washed ashore
Overnight the winds had brought disaster
Destroyed - the Dragonfly would fly no more
Destroyed - the Dragonfly would fly no more
       

Awards - Framed Letters from Chairman of RNLI to
Mechanic Martin Jones, the helmsman of the ILB
and to Crewman Derek Denton.

2002 CPR

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