Lifeboat rescues man trying to retrieve a bin at sea

[frankonitio]

[quote]The man had gone out in a small inflatable dinghy to recover his neighbour's bin which had swept out to sea in strong winds, in a high tide.

He was blown about a mile off Red Wharf Bay until Moelfre inshore lifeboat was launched to rescue him.

He was picked up suffering from mild hypothermia and taken to hospital in Bangor by ambulance.

The crew said the man was not wearing a life jacket or waterproof clothing.

His dinghy was also half full of water because of the sea conditions.

The Moelfre crew then went back out to tow in the dingy and wheelie bin, which was still half full of rubbish.

Moelfre lifeboat station spokesman Dave Massey said: "Everyone at the Moelfre lifeboat station wishes the gentleman a speedy recovery.

"The volunteer lifeboat crews at Moelfre have dealt with a wide variety of emergency calls over the years but I am sure that this is the first time we have been involved in towing in a wheelie bin."

The Welsh coastline was hit by some of the highest tides of the year on Friday.[/quote]

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11268644[/url]

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sounds like he had a boatload of fun

[ironman17]

Wow, that guy's actually pretty cool. It takes a lot of determination and devotion to go after something as simple and trivial as a wheelie bin swept out to sea...

[ricktrolled]

is the bin ok?

[kittykaty]

Sometimes, I'm proud to be of Welsh blood.

[kylel999]

How expensive are trash bins over there?

[Fishy]

I don't blame him, wheelie bins are fucking expensive

[frankonitio]

[QUOTE=Kylel999;24761248]How expensive are trash bins over there?[/QUOTE]

about £40 according to google.

[Super_Poo]

that's a huge bin

[Jasun]

What a load of rubbish.

[evilweazel]

Better things have bin done.

[Oecleus]

[QUOTE=ironman17;24760866]Wow, that guy's actually pretty cool. It takes a lot of determination and devotion to go after something as simple and trivial as a wheelie bin swept out to sea...[/QUOTE]

Alot of stupidity too.

[Broni]

I know life is fucking boring in Wales but really things are desperate when you'll risk death for a wheelie bin!

[Biotoxsin]

That would be terrifying.

[Morphus]

[QUOTE=Jasun;24762986]What a load of rubbish.[/QUOTE]
funny

[Provost]

Picture of the guy?

[Raptor !]

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;24770106]Picture of the guy?[/QUOTE]

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[Timebomb757]

We Americans should start calling them bins.

Wheelie bin is wayyy funnier to say than trash can :v: