Volunteer crews from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) were on hand to assist after a light aircraft ditched off the South Wales Coast.
The solo pilot was taken into care of the Coastguard teams as lifeboats from RNLI Porthcawl Lifeboat Station ensured the aircraft was secure and did not become a danger to navigation at sea.
Chris Page, Porthcawl Lifeboat Press Officer said: ‘The RNLI’s volunteer crews never quite know what to expect when the call for help comes, but we are trained to deal with every eventuality.
‘We were incredibly relieved to arrive on scene to find the pilot was able to be safely recovered. This was a real multi-agency effort between the fire service, police, ambulance service, the Coastguard and the RNLI.’