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ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AT AROUND 2.46PM, THE VOLUNTEER RESCUE TEAM WAS CALLED TO THE AREA NEAR THE REFUGE HUT 13:49, 27 May 2025 The Seahouses division of the RNLI sent a lifeboat after

receiving a call about a stranded car on the Holy Island Causeway. At around 2.46pm on Monday afternoon, the volunteer rescue team was called to the area near the refuge hut. The lifeboat

was launched in blustery conditions to Holy Island, where the team searched the refuge hut for the car's occupants, before quickly locating the partially submerged vehicle around 50m

off the causeway. A thorough search of the vehicle took place, with the volunteer team obtaining identification to pass to the Humber Coastguard, and a further search was conducted towards

the island. Holy Island CRT, Berwick Coastguard rescue team and Seahouses Coastguard Rescue Team were all in attendance to search for casualties and provide further care if necessary. During

the shoreline search, the lifeboat team were informed by the coastguard that Northumbria Police had located the owners, that they were safe and well on the island, and they were then

released to return to the station. It comes after rescuers were called out to reports of two vehicles and four people stranded on the Holy Island causeway. Berwick Coastguard Rescue Team

received back to back calls to Holy Island on Wednesday, April 9. The team was initially called to reports of four people stranded on the causeway before attending Holy Island Castle to

attend to an injured casualty. ChronicleLive has also previously reported how there had been at least 10 reports of motorists becoming trapped in cars on the causeway last year after the

tide had advanced as they were driving. Article continues below OUR CHRONICLELIVE DAILY NEWSLETTER IS FREE. YOU CAN SIGN UP TO RECEIVE IT HERE. IT WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE

LATEST BREAKING NEWS AND TOP STORIES FROM THE NORTH EAST. Daniel O'Connor, senior coastal operations officer at The Coastguard, previously said: "Lots of visitors come to Holy

Island because it is such a beautiful location. But the area can be treacherous due to strong tides and waves that take walkers and drivers by surprise, sometimes trapping them on the island

or causeway. "Our advice for staying safe at Holy Island, or anywhere on the UK coastline, is always to check the tides and the weather first so you can schedule your visit and avoid

any difficulty. Keep a regular eye on the state of the sea and give yourself some extra time, just in case. It’s better to be safe than sorry." Nick Ayers, RNLI regional water safety

lead, North and East, added: "The RNLI would always urge visitors to observe the safety signage and safe crossing times when visiting. "To prevent people getting into difficulty,

the crossing times displayed are a guide and caution around tidal locations should always be considered as weather, tidal cycles & sea states can impact the guide times. If in doubt,

always ask local businesses for local knowledge and should you get into trouble whilst attempting to cross the causeway call 999 and ask for the coastguard." Article continues below

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BREAKS AND OUR TOP STORIES OF THE DAY SENT DIRECTLY TO YOUR PHONE. The coastguard is reminding people to check the safe crossing times for the causeway. Motorists can check crossing times

online by visiting holyislandcrossingtimes.northumberland.gov.uk. Visitors are advised to leave half an hour extra around these times for their journey, to account for bad weather or

unusually high tides.