Date: 11/11/2008
Author: Adrian Don, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
Reference: Tynemouth 045 2008
Tynemouth and Cullercoats RNLI lifeboat stations are asking people to join us for an extraordinary event.
Adrian Flannigan, solo yachtsman, will re-live his adventures to raise funds to help keep our lifeboats saving lives at sea.
Date: 13/10/2008
Author: Alison Levett
Reference: North 071 2008 Fleetwood all weather lifeboat
Figures released today (Monday 13 October) show that Royal National Lifeboat Institution crews in the north of England launched 401 times to those in trouble at sea during the first six months of 2008, rescuing 341 people.
Date: 06/09/2008
Author: Alison Levett
Reference: North 063 2008 RNLI Flood Rescue Team operating during 2007 floods
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has deployed a team of 21 volunteers and five lifeboats to Morpeth in Northumberland to assist with inland flooding. The charity’s rescue team comprises lifeboat crew from Redcar, Blyth, Newbiggin, Amble and Sunderland RNLI lifeboat stations [...]
Date: 06/09/2008
Author: Julia Sylvester
Reference: HQ 081 2008
The RNLI charity is deploying a team of 21 volunteers and six lifeboats to Morpeth in Northumberland to assist with inland flooding. The team comprises crew from Redcar, Blyth, Newbiggin, Amble and Sunderland RNLI lifeboat stations, trained in swift-water rescue, along with members of the RNLI Flood Rescue Team [...]
RNLI volunteer crewmembers assist flood-hit Morpeth residents.
Date: 07/09/2008
Author: Alison Levett
Reference: North 064 2008 RNLI crew rescue flood-hit Morpeth residents
A team of 21 Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboatmen worked tirelessly through the night to rescue people from flooded homes in Morpeth, Northumberland.
Schat-Harding’s new generation FF1200 freefall boat and davit
LEADING lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is to launch a new generation freefall lifeboat for the offshore industry. The FF1200 boat and matching davit will have a capacity for up to 70 persons and will be suitable for drop heights from platforms and other offshore units up to [...]