Looe RNLI’s community safety team asks are you “Safe on board”?

Looe RNLI’s community safety team will be present to offer safety advice during next Saturday’s Looe Boat Jumble sale. The event at the Quayside Centre West Looe starts at 10am until 4pm. The team will have information on checking the seaworthiness of your craft, lifejackets, safety equipment, radios and location beacons as well as advice on what to do in an emergency.

Anyone who goes out onto the water is invited to bring along their personal lifejackets as Ocean Safety are offering free lifejacket checks. MarineCo, Blackdog and other commercial suppliers will also be there to discuss any repairs that are needed and to demonstrate their range of safety equipment and boat supplies.

Jasper Graham Jones Looe RNLI’s Community Safety Officer explains that: 'This time of year people are getting ready to enjoy going out onto the water as the weather improves. Alongside inspecting the integrity of their boats, canoes or kayaks, servicing engines or outboard motors and checking radios work, it is important that you also check personal safety equipment and this is a great opportunity to ensure personal lifejackets are functioning correctly and not perishing.'

End

Notes for Editors:

· The annual Looe Boat Jumble sale is organised by Looe Boat Owners Association in conjunction with Looe Harbour Commissioners

Photos:

· Looe RNLI Community Safety team members Jasper Graham-Jones ( Community Safety Officer ) and Sue Foster (Community Safety Assistant )
Photo credit RNLI / Ian Foster

· For further information on Looe RNLI Lifeboats please visit our website www.looelifeboats.co.uk

· Looe RNLI Facebook page www.facebook.com/LooeRNLI

RNLI media contacts

For more information please telephone Ian Foster, RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for Looe Lifeboat Station, on 07902 753228 or [email protected] or [email protected]

or

Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Media Manager, on 07920 818807 or [email protected]

or

Carrie Garrad, RNLI Regional Media Officer, on 07786 668847 or [email protected]

Alternatively you can contact the RNLI Duty Press Officer on 01202 336789.

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.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.