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Wednesday 30 May at 18.00 hours
Sunday 03 June at 10.00 hours
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Latest Lifeboat Shout
Launched on Sunday 20 May at 03.53 to assist catamaran snared in fishing ropes.
Dungeness Lifeboat News Release - 31 August 2011
Dungeness RNLI Lifeboat responds to motor yacht broken down in the shipping lane of the English Channel
The RNLI lifeboat launched at 10.24 hours on Wednesday 31 August to a motor yacht with engine failure on passage from Boulogne to Rye with three persons on board, 10 miles south east of Dungeness Point.
Emergency assistance was given to repair the engine on scene by RNLI lifeboat mechanic but for safety reasons Coxswain Stuart Adams decided to tow the stricken vessel to Rye Harbour.
Dungeness RNLI Lifeboat Pride and Spirit towing casuality into Rye Harbour on 31st August 2011 Photo by Jason Adams
RNLI media contacts
For more information please telephone Judith Richardson, RNLI Dungeness Lifeboat voluntary press officer on 07925 576569 or 01797 320062 - email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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 over 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 100 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. 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 137,000 lives.
A charity registered in England and Wales No: 209603
Websites:
www.dungenesslifeboat.org.uk
www.rnli.org.uk