Galway RNLI carried out over 100 rescues last year

Galway RNLI carried out over 100 rescues last year

RNLI lifeboat crews in Galway carried out more than 100 rescue operations last year. The figures were announced as the charity gears up for a new fundraising initiative to help raise funds for the organisation.

Rescued yachtsman thanks Burnham-On-Sea RNLI and pilot boat crews after rescue in channel

A Burnham-On-Sea RNLI lifeboat was called out to rescue a drifting yacht on Tuesday evening (April 29th) after it lost power. The 25ft sailing yacht, called Jaffa, had been sailing from Ilfracombe to Weston when it lost power several miles off Hinkley Point in the Bristol Channel. Burnham’s pilot boat, which was nearby at high tide, initially helped the yacht and the Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Doris Day and Brian, was subsequently called at 8.24pm, t…

RNLI lifeboat crews in Galway answered the call to rescue more than 100 times last year - Galway Daily

The RNLI rescue figures for 2024 show that the charity’s lifeboats in Clifden, Galway City and the Aran Islands had a total of 104 rescue launches last year. Over the course of the year, they came to the aid of 94 people at sea, with 38 of the launches carried out in the hours of darkness. The extensive coastline of County Galway and the location of the Aran Islands at the edge of the Atlantic means that the RNLI volunteer crews in Galway play a…

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