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Helensburgh RNLI Lifeboat launched to report of Person in Water – Port Glasgow

Lifeboats News Release

At 1634 hours on Wednesday 4th May, 2016 Belfast Coastguard requested Helensburgh RNLI Lifeboat to launch as they had received a report from the Police that there was a male standing in the water close to Newark Castle.

Before the lifeboat arrived on scene, however, the crew was asked to stand down as the man was now out of the water and talking to the Police.  Apparently he had been mussel picking
and required no assistance!  
The lifeboat was back on station again at 1727 hours.

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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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About the author

Keith Shipman
Volunteer Press Officer, Helensburgh

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