Rise in number of summer RNLI lifeboat launches in South West

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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This summer, RNLI lifeboat crews in the South West have launched 653 times, a slight rise on last year’s total of 627.

Despite the poor weather, the charity’s volunteers in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and the Channel Islands have been involved in a wide range of activities from the Jubilee celebrations and Olympics, to dramatic rescues in challenging conditions.

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Nationally the figures, which cover the period June 1 to August 31, are down two per cent compared to the 2011 figures, which is probably due to the rainy weather at the beginning of the summer.

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