The emotional meeting took place at New Quay Lifeboat Station in Ceredigion on Friday evening, August 7. New Quay RNLI's Shannon class all-weather lifeboat, Roy Barker V, arriving in New Quay harbour (Image: New Quay RNLI)"They returned with their families to personally thank the crews involved in their rescue. At 6.06pm, New Quay RNLI volunteers were alerted by Milford Haven Coastguard and launched their Shannon-class all-weather lifeboat. New Quay RNLI's Shannon class lifeboat in New Quay harbour (Image: New Quay RNLI)Bernie Davies, coxswain at New Quay RNLI, said: "RNLI Cardigan’s Atlantic 85 launched and was first on scene with the Coastguard helicopter. Ambulance on scene at New Quay harbour (Image: New Quay RNLI)The men were discharged the next day and took the ferry back to Ireland from Fishguard.