
Cleethorpes RNLI respond seven times over a busy five days
Cleethorpes lifeboat launched seven times over five days following various reports including vessels in difficulty, people cut off and a kite surfer in trouble.
It has been a busy period for the volunteer crew of Cleethorpes RNLI. On Friday they responded to a call from a nearby angling vessel, which reported eight children had been cut off with an inflatable close to Haile Sand Fort, they were found safely ashore.
Saturday saw the charity launch to help an 18 foot fishing vessel that ran out of fuel half a mile from Grimsby, they were towed back to the safety of The Royal Dock and handed to the team from Cleethorpes Coastguard.
Key facts about the RNLI
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is the charity that saves lives at sea. Our volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 238 lifeboat stations, including four along the River Thames and inland lifeboat stations at Loch Ness, Lough Derg, Enniskillen and Lough Ree. Additionally the RNLI has more than 1,000 lifeguards on over 240 beaches around the UK and operates a specialist flood rescue team, which can respond anywhere across the UK and Ireland when inland flooding puts lives at risk.
The RNLI relies on public donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. As a charity it is separate from, but works alongside, government-controlled and funded coastguard services. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824 our lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved at least 140,000 lives. Volunteers make up 95% of the charity, including 4,600 volunteer lifeboat crew members and 3,000 volunteer shore crew. Additionally, tens of thousands of other dedicated volunteers raise funds and awareness, give safety advice, and help in our museums, shops and offices.
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The RNLI is a charity registered in England and Wales (209603) and Scotland (SC037736). Charity number 20003326 in the Republic of Ireland