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The RNLI lifeboats from Redcar were launched on Sunday 30 August 2015 to rescue a man and his dog after they were reported to be cut off by the incoming tide at Huntcliff, Saltburn, just moments after the end of a fundraising event in the seaside town. The lifeboats launched at around 3.15pm after the man’s plight was reported to […]
» Read moreTwo men for Redcar were taken to hospital after being thrown into the sea after the toy dinghies they were using capsized in strong winds on Sunday 23 August 2015. The RNLI lifeboats from Redcar were launched at 6.30pm after the alarm was raised. One man managed to get ashore near the Majuba car park while the other was rescued […]
» Read moreRNLI lifeboat volunteers on an advanced first aid course, together with on-duty lifeguards, sprang into action when a motorcyclist was injured after a collision with a car on Redcar seafront on Sunday 23 August 2015. The collision happened just after 10am on the Esplanade, Redcar, midway between the lifeguard hut and the lifeboat station. RNLI lifeguards Elisha Doi and Evan […]
» Read moreThe Atlantic 85 class lifeboat from Redcar was launched at 6.15pm on Saturday 22 August 2015 after the four-man crew of an 18-foot fishing boat called UK Coastguard, reporting that their craft had run out of fuel in Tees Bay. Initial reports were that the fishing boat was near the Saltscar Buoy, but after checks using the lifeboat’s VHF direction-finding […]
» Read moreThe Redcar inshore lifeboat launched at 1.15pm on Thursday 20 August 2015 to rescue two men in inflatable crafts after they became stranded against rocks off Redcar. The two men, both in their 20s, were found approximately 3/4 of a mile from the lifeboat station, after they had struggled to make way against the wind and tide. A local fishing […]
» Read moreThe Redcar RNLI inshore lifeboat responded to a call for help on Monday 17 August 2015 after the two-man crew of a small boat telephoned UK Coastguard to report that they had lost electrical power, approximately three miles north east of Saltburn. The call for help was made at around 11.15am, and the 19ft craft was towed to safety at […]
» Read moreWe try to reach our supporters in many ways - on the web, and by using Facebook and Twitter so that as many people as possible can see the work of the RNLI volunteers who leave everything behind when the call comes to help someone in difficulties on or in the sea. Our website was one of the first to […]
» Read moreThe routine rescue of a broken-down fishing boat attracted the attention of some special onlookers off the coast of Redcar on Friday 7 August 2015. A pod of dolphins arrived to watch the proceedings, and their visit was caught on camera. The Redcar lifeboat Leicester Challenge III was called at 11.45 after the two-man crew of a 26ft fishing boat […]
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