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Dover RNLI Responds to Two Shouts in One Day

Lifeboats News Release

In what was a busy weekend for the Dover RNLI Lifeboat Station, the crew were tasked to two shouts in four hours.

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Whilst out on a planned Sunday exercise the crew were tasked to attend and tow a 10m fishing vessel that had suffered engine failure approximately 3nm southwest of Samphire Hoe. Upon arriving on scene the crew applied a tow and brought the vessel and two persons aboard back to the safety of Dover marina. All being well the crew were stood down at 1pm.

At 2.55pm the crew were paged to attend a small recreational inflatable with four people that had been blown out to sea some 2nm off of the Hythe coast. Scrambled and on scene within 35 minutes, the inflatable had been blown off course by winds of 20-25 knots in moderate seas. The four casualties were rescued and brought back to the Dover station. This was a great result for all involved as the four rescued are recorded as 'lives saved'.

The RNLI advises that you should always check wind and sea conditions if planning to enjoy the water, carry a waterproof phone pouch with a fully-charged device to call for help and should you get into difficulty, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

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Nicholas Cobb
Lifeboat Press Officer, Dover

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