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Two More Calls for Whitstable RNLI
Whitstable RNLI have launched on two more calls over the past few days.
On Saturday 15th whilst on an exercise B-Class lifeboat Lewisco was diverted at 4.55pm to a report of a Wanderer sailing dinghy in difficulties having capsized and taken on water off Whitstable.
The Whitstable Yacht Club safety boat had been with the craft but had been unable to right the craft.
The lifeboat crew used a salvage pump to remove sufficient water from the yacht to allow it to be stabilized and re-float before taking it and its two occupants alongside the lifeboat for the tow back to the yacht club.
On Monday the lifeboat was launched at 5.14pm to a report of a male possibly in difficulties in the water near East Cliffe Terrace, Herne Bay. However on arrival it was reported that the casualty was safely ashore and had left the scene.
There have now been 45-calls so far this year for the volunteers at Whitstable RNLI
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Chris Davey, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for RNLI South East, [email protected]
Stella Sims, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for London and South East England, 07483 316675, [email protected]
Sam Haddad, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for London and South East England, 01202 137713, [email protected]
Julie Rainey, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for London and South East England, 07827 358256, [email protected]
RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]
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The RNLI is the charity that 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 146,700 lives.
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