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Looe RNLI appoints new Lifeboat Operations Manager

Lifeboats News Release

Looe RNLI announce the appointment of Clive Palfrey as their new Lifeboat Operations Manager following the retirement of Dave Haines

Dave Haines congratulating his successor Clive Palfrey and passing over the LOM pager and station keys Photo credit RNLI / Ian Foster

RNLI/Ian Foster

Dave Haines congratulating his successor Clive Palfrey and passing over the LOM pager and station keys Photo credit RNLI / Ian Foster

Clive Palfrey has been volunteering with RNLI Looe Lifeboat Station since 2002 and is currently one of the station’s senior helms.

As Lifeboat Operations Manager, Clive takes over the responsibility for the operational activities of the station and providing leadership for the operational crew, ensuring the charity’s inshore lifeboats and launch tractors are in a constant state of readiness to launch on operational service.

Speaking about his new appointment, Clive says : “I would like to thank Dave Haines for his 32 years of voluntary service to the RNLI and Looe Lifeboat Station. I am proud to be part of the crew at Looe, starting as boat crew, I progressed to helm with a responsibility for coordinating crew training, I am now excited to be taking on the Lifeboat Operations Manager role. I am looking forward to building upon Dave’s legacy, developing our lifesaving service and supporting our volunteers at the station saving lives at sea

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Notes to editors

Photos:

· Dave Haines congratulating his successor Clive Palfrey and passing over the LOM pager and station keys
Photo credit RNLI / Ian Foster

Information:

· Re-established as an inshore lifeboat station in 1992, Looe RNLI operate two inshore lifeboats
An Atlantic 85 Sheila and Dennis Tongue II and a D Class Ollie Naismith II

· For further information on Looe RNLI Lifeboats please visit our website https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/looe-lifeboat-station· Looe RNLI Facebook page www.facebook.com/LooeRNLI

· In 2024, the RNLI will be 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

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 Emma Haines, RNLI Regional Communications Manager, on 07866 668847 or [email protected]

or Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Communications Lead, on 07920 818807 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.

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