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Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew thank their employers for their support

Lifeboats News Release

An employers’ evening was recently held at Falmouth lifeboat station to thank them for their continued support by allowing their employees time off work to crew Falmouth lifeboats when there’s a shout.

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Employers from Pendennis Shipyard, A & P Falmouth, Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, SKB Sailmakers, 3WhiteHats and Spectrum attended the evening which included a trip out on Falmouth’s Severn class all-weather lifeboat Richard Cox Scott and refreshments with the crew in the boathouse.
 
Falmouth RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager Alan Rowe formally welcomed the employers to the station and expressed the station’s gratitude and thanks for their support. He stated, as an example of this support, 20 shouts out of 29 earlier in the year had Pendennis Shipyard employees in the crew. He then presented Certificates of Thanks to the employers.
 
Alan also thanked Pendennis Shipyard for, once again, lifting the all-weather lifeboat out of the water for a bottom scrub at their facilities. He said: ‘Not only do they do this for no charge, which is obviously a big benefit to the charity; it also ensures that because they are so close to the station, the lifeboat is out of service for the minimum time.’
 
Falmouth RNLI Coxswain Jonathan Blakeston said: ‘From an operational point of view, it’s a big advantage to us that Pendennis Shipyard is so close to the station. When the pager goes off, crew members employed by them are able to get to the station very quickly and this enables us to get away in 10 minutes. However, we are very grateful to all the employers for their ongoing support. It’s so important in enabling us to save lives at sea.’

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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is the charity that saves lives at sea. Our volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 238 lifeboat stations, including four along the River Thames and inland lifeboat stations at Loch Ness, Lough Derg, Enniskillen, Carrybridge and Lough Ree. Additionally the RNLI has more than 1,000 lifeguards on over 240 beaches around the UK and operates a specialist flood rescue team, which can respond anywhere across the UK and Ireland when inland flooding puts lives at risk.

The RNLI relies on public donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. As a charity it is separate from, but works alongside, government-controlled and funded coastguard services. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 our lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved at least 140,000 lives. Volunteers make up 95% of the charity, including 4,600 volunteer lifeboat crew members and 3,000 volunteer shore crew. Additionally, tens of thousands of other dedicated volunteers raise funds and awareness, give safety advice, and help in our museums, shops and offices.

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