Donate now

Seahouses inshore lifeboat answers first call of 2020

Lifeboats News Release

At 10:28pm Seahouses inshore lifeboat was requested to launch as a precautionary measure, following a report of two walkers with a dog, attempting to cross the Pilgrims Way from Holy Island with the tide rising.

High Water at Holy Island was at 12:21hr that day.

Local Coastguard teams from Holy Island and Seahouses were also tasked. As the lifeboat approached Holy Island, the coastguard teams reported the walkers were safely ashore at Holy Island so the lifeboat was stood down after their first call of 2020.

RNLI Media contacts

Ian Clayton, Lifeboat Ops Manager/Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer - Mob: 07981 069 177 Email: [email protected]

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.

About the author

Ian Clayton
Lifeboat Press Officer, Seahouses Lifeboat Station

Categories