Pwllheli RNLI has closed over “ongoing distrust and disharmony” between crew members at the North Wales lifeboat station.
According to BBC News, a number of key personnel have also resigned from the station, prompting the RNLI to “reset operations”.
“Until we’ve got a safe number of crew and a safe management structure to support that lifeboat station, we’re not able to go back on to service,” said the RNLI’s Wales manager Ryan Jennings.
A statement from the RNLI said its decision to close the Pwllheli station was “not taken lightly but is considered necessary to move forward with an inclusive and sustainable lifeboat station…for many years to come”.
Pwllheli is a regular haunt for Irish sailors taking part in the annual ISORA races.
BBC News has more on the story HERE.