RNLI Lifeboat crew respond to Red Flare.
Flint RNLI lifeboat launched at 1.30am following a request from Holyhead Coastguard who had received a report of a red flare sighting in the Flint/Neston area.
The lifeboat was recovered at Greenfield at 2.30am, returned to Flint where the crew made the boat ready for service at 3.30am
Photo: Lifeboat search in progress
Notes to editors
• Flint lifeboat station has been operating since 1966. To learn more about the lifeboat station go to www.rnli.org.uk/flint
• Flint lifeboat and its volunteer crew have responded to 16 calls to date in 2015 and saved four lives, and assisted seven others.
• Flint lifeboat and its volunteer crew have responded to 9 calls and saved 1 life to date in 2016
• Potential lifeboat volunteers, and enquiries regarding the appeal contact Alan Forrester on 07785593247
• Flint RNLI celebrated its 50th anniversary in May 2016
RNLI media contacts
Richard Polden, Flint RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 01352711185 or 07496770596 or Eleri Roberts, RNLI Media Relations Manager in Wales on 01745 585162 or 0778666882907771 941390 or RNLI Press Office 01202336789.
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
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Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries
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