[O]n Wednesday 15 November 2017, Morecambe’s volunteer lifeboat crew members were out on a night exercise when they spotted a Mercedes van stuck in the mud at the foot of a slipway off the Battery car park; in the West End area of Morecambe.
The two male occupants stated that they had intended to drive across the beach to the North Wall at Heysham, not realising that the sand would be so soft.
With the 9 metre high tide only an hour away, the van was stuck fast and they were unable to move it.
After assessing the situation, the Morecambe crew attached a winch to the front of their Landrover; enabling them to extricate the van from the mud and tow it back onto firm ground before continuing with their training exercise as planned.
Morecambe volunteer Helmsman, Trevor McMeeking said: “Given the state of the tide, it was fortunate that we were in the area and the two lads were very grateful for our assistance.”
