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Coastguard officers visit Staithes and Runswick RNLI lifeboat station

Lifeboats News Release

Coastguard officers from Staithes Coastguard visited Staithes and Runswick RNLI lifeboat station during the regular Monday evening exercise on 15 July 2024.

RNLI/James Stoker

Volunteers from Staithes and Runswick RNLI lifeboat station and officers from HM Coastguard in Staithes

Shaun Winspear, Station Officer for Staithes Coastguard said: ‘Meeting our search and rescue partners at Staithes and Runswick RNLI is a great way for our team to learn about the functions and assets of the RNLI and for the volunteers of the charity to learn about ours. We’re already exploring options for joint training in the future.’

Lifesaving crews from both the Coastguard and RNLI met at the lifeboat station in Staithes to share information, look at each other’s assets, talk about past rescues as learning points and learn more about each other’s processes and capabilities for the next time both teams are called out to the same emergency on the North Yorkshire coastline. Coastguard officers also got chance to get an up-close look at Staithes and Runswick RNLI inshore lifeboat Sheila and Dennis Tongue III.

Shaun added: ‘It is important to keep these strong working relationships, which are of clear benefit when the time of need arises.’

Notes to Editor
Staithes and Runswick RNLI lifeboat has been in operation since 1978 with Atlantic B-Class inshore lifeboats (ILB’s). The present ILB at the station B-897 Sheila and Dennis Tongue III has been on station since 2016.

In 2024, the RNLI is celebrating 200 years - and counting, commemorating this remarkable past, celebrating our lifesaving achievements today, and inspiring a future where we can save every one. More information on RNLI 200 can be found at https://rnli.org/about-us/our-history/2024

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