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Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station

News release

Issued by Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

06/01/2008 7 pm      Reference: 080106-1900

Rye Harbour RNLI lifeboat B727, currently on service: searching for person(s) in the water.


Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat, B727, launched at 6.35 pm to help search for a potential missing canoeist between Monkbretton Bridge and Iden Lock on the River Rother.


Dover Coastguard requested Rye Harbour RNLI lifeboat launch after an empty canoe and paddle were found on the River Rother at Iden.

 

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Notes to editors

  1. During 2006 RNLI Lifeboats launched 8,377 times, that is an average of 23 per day. Rescuing 8,015 people, an average of 22 per day
  2. The average cost of launching is estimated at £2,200 for an inshore lifeboat
  3. The RNLI is a registered charity and continues to rely on voluntary contributions and legacies for income.


For more information please contact Steve Tollett , the RNLI lifeboat press officer at Rye Harbour Lifeboat Station on email: Press Officer.

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