Coxswain Craig McIver is reunited with his former primary school teacher during the class visit The Reception Grade class at Llandudno Primary have been learning about modes of transport and planned to spend a day out at sea.While in Hout Bay they visited the Hout Bay rescue base to learn about safety at sea, how to fasten their life jackets and what emergency number to dial for help.One of our coxswains, who had just returned from an early morning rescue, was happy to discover that the children's teacher Liza had been his own Grade 1 teacher.After the visit they collected R891.00 for Station 8 Hout Bay to support their work of saving lives.
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