Emergency Services News
DONATE
No Result
View All Result
  • Police
  • Body-Worn Camera Footage
  • National Crime Agency
  • Police Pursuits
  • Police Dogs In Action
  • Court Results
  • Ambulance
  • Fire Service
  • NHS
  • Assaulted on Duty
  • Must See Videos
  • Guest Blog
  • Hoax Calls
  • Rewards & Discounts
  • About ESN
  • Contact
Emergency Services News
No Result
View All Result

RNLI Crews Have Launched 1078 Times During Festive Period In Recent Years

by John Johnson
21 December 2018
in Emergency Services News, Lifeboat / Search & Rescue
3 min read
0
RNLI Crews Have Launched 1078 Times During Festive Period In Recent Years

Portrait of Lowestoft crew member Philip Holdsworth wearing new Helly Hansen kit. Snow.

9
SHARES
460
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Of those launches 96 took place on Christmas Day taking volunteer RNLI crews away from family celebrations to help save others.

This Christmas the (RNLI) will once again be providing a 24/7 rescue service throughout the festive period at the charity’s 238 stations covering the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Christmas morning in 2012 saw both Hastings Lifeboats launch in horrendous conditions.

A report had come in of numerous people in the water.

Battling 45 knot winds the lifeboats arrived on scene and medical attention was given by other emergency service to one person now on the shore but sadly this was in vain.

On Christmas Day last year the pagers sounded out for Tynemouth volunteers late in the evening to reports of a person in the water, luckily the person was quickly recovered by other emergency services.

Statistics shared by the RNLI for the last 10 years show that during the festive period the most common cause for lifeboats launching was to people in the water or people caught out on a shoreline or beach.

Guy Addington, Community Safety Partner says

‘The festive period is no different to any other time of year and we have such dedicated volunteers on call if a call comes in.

‘With people heading to the coast for a stroll we ask you to take care.

‘Around 190 people lose their lives at the UK and Irish Coast each year and over half never even planned to enter the water.

‘As well as slips trips and falls tidal cut offs are also a contributing factor to RNLI call outs.

‘Please take a look at the tide times and always have a means of calling for help.

‘Remember, if you need help or someone else is in difficulty dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.’

Four lifeboat stations are routinely fully crewed due to the location and number of call outs and Christmas is no exception which means they will miss out on Christmas dinner with their families.

Crews will be on standby at Humber Lifeboat Station, and three lifeboat stations on the Thames at Tower, Gravesend and Chiswick.

Portrait of Lowestoft crew member Philip Holdsworth wearing new Helly Hansen kit. Snow.

If you have a story, video or one-off blog that you would like to share with us, then you can contact our team of former emergency services & armed forces personnel either through our Facebook page, via twitter ( @ES_News_ ) or you can contact us via email: contact@emergency-services.news

If you would like to write an article that you would like us to share (it can be about anything to do with the emergency services / NHS) whether you serve in the emergency services / NHS or whether you are a member of the public that has had a good experience with the emergency services, then feel free to contact our team; anonymously if you prefer.  

We are proud to act as a voice for the Emergency Services & Health Service, with over 450,000 people visiting our website each month.

Before you go...

We need your help. As former emergency services & armed forces personnel, we pride ourselves on bringing you important, fast-moving and breaking news stories & videos which are free from the negative bias which is often directed at the emergency services & NHS by some sections of the mainstream media.

One of the reasons we started 'Emergency Services News' back in 2018 was because we became tired of reading badly informed stories about the emergency services & NHS which seemed only ever to highlight negative aspects of the job.

We want to be the unheard voice of the remarkable men and women who serve in the emergency services, NHS and armed forces. And with around 500k page views each month, we are getting there!

As income from ads, the mainstay source of income for most publishers, continues to decline; we need the help of you, our readers.

You can support emergency services news from as little as £1. It only takes a minute. Every contribution, however big or small, is vital for our future.

Please help us to continue to highlight the life-saving work of the emergency services, NHS and armed forces by becoming a supporter.

SUPPORT EMERGENCY SERVICES NEWS
Share4Tweet2

Related Posts

police high vis jacket 2
Emergency Services News

Police Officer Knocked Unconscious After Being Attacked From Behind By Cowards Before England Match

Bristol Riot Update: Coward Who Attacked Police Admits To Violent Disorder
Emergency Services News

Bristol Riot Update: Coward Who Attacked Police Admits To Violent Disorder

Violent Burglar Who Assaulted Female Victim Is Caught By Heroic Cop Who Sustained Serious Injuries
Emergency Services News

Violent Burglar Who Assaulted Female Victim Is Caught By Heroic Cop Who Sustained Serious Injuries

police high vis jacket 2
Emergency Services News

Police Officer Stabbed With Insulin Pen After Responding To Disturbance Call

Male Who Beat Taxi Driver Unconscious And Who Broke Police Officer’s Nose Is Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison
Emergency Services News

Male Who Beat Taxi Driver Unconscious And Who Broke Police Officer’s Nose Is Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

ambulance responding
Emergency Services News

Thug Sent To Prison After Assaulting A Life-Saving Paramedic

Load More

Let us know what you think in the comments below Cancel reply

  • Police
  • Body-Worn Camera Footage
  • National Crime Agency
  • Police Pursuits
  • Police Dogs In Action
  • Court Results
  • Ambulance
  • Fire Service
  • NHS
  • Assaulted on Duty
  • Must See Videos
  • Guest Blog
  • Hoax Calls
  • Rewards & Discounts
  • About ESN
  • Contact
© Emergency Services News
No Result
View All Result
  • Police
  • Body-Worn Camera Footage
  • National Crime Agency
  • Police Pursuits
  • Police Dogs In Action
  • Court Results
  • Ambulance
  • Fire Service
  • NHS
  • Assaulted on Duty
  • Must See Videos
  • Guest Blog
  • Hoax Calls
  • Rewards & Discounts
  • About ESN
  • Contact

 

Loading Comments...