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Double call-out for Staithes RNLI

Lifeboats News Release

The Staithes and Runswick RNLI lifeboat was called out at 7am today (Friday) after a fishing vessel broke down off the North Yorkshire coast.

The vessel, with three men on board, was located two miles off Boulby cliffs and was successfully towed into Staithes harbour.

It completed a busy 48 hours for the volunteer crew who were called out the previous day during a lengthy air/sea search after a microlight aircraft had mistakenly been reported lost at sea.

RNLI Media contacts
Grant McKee, Staithes RNLI Press Officer, 07801 257 614


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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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Grant McKee
Lifeboat Press Officer, Staithes and Runswick Lifeboat Station

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