Two call-outs in 24 hours for Scarborough RNLI

Yesterday afternoon (Friday 11 March), the charity's all-weather lifeboat was requested to launch to rescue a person who had been cut off by the tide, just north of Filey Brigg.

The lifeboat, with a crew of six volunteers, stood by, close to shore, in a moderate to rough sea and a force-8 south-easterly wind. The casualty was winched to safety by the coastguard helicopter.

Scarborough RNLI advises everyone using the coast for recreational or other purposes to check the times of high and low tides either online or via the tide timetable available at the lifeboat shop.

At 4.30am today (Saturday, 12 March), the inshore lifeboat launched to look for a person reported to be in the sea.

The lifeboat crew of three searched the area between the lifeboat house and Aquarium Top.

Conditions were challenging with a southerly force-5 wind and high waves, which made the search quite difficult.

The lifeboat was stood down when the person was located by the coastguards.

It returned to station and was ready for its next callout by 6am.

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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 142,700 lives.

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