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9th November 2020Summary
Swanage’s D class inshore lifeboat (ILB) was tasked at lunchtime today to assist Dorset Police and the volunteers from Swanage Coastguard in a search for a missing person. The search area was from Durlston Head to Old Harry Rocks and the ILB was tasked to search the shoreline for any sign of them. The ILB launched and was quickly on scene and searching. After 10 minutes or so Dorset Police reported that they had found the person safe and well so all units were stood down with their thanks. Once back at station the ILB was washed down and made ready for service.
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Weather
- Visibility:Good
- Wind:SW-2
- Weather:Drizzle
- Sea state:Slight
Details
- Boat(s):D Class
- Launch time:13:09
- Recovery time:13:21
- Casualty:Missing person
- Location:Durlston to Old Harry
Crew
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ILB Crew:
(Helm) Matthew Steeden
John Deas
Andy Redout
ILB Shore Crew:
(Head Launcher)
Paul Bedford
Richard Lloyd
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Swanage Lifeboat Station is one of over 230 RNLI lifeboat stations around the coast of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The RNLI is a charity and relies on voluntary contributions from the public to keep its lifeboats at sea. At Swanage we have two lifeboats, an All Weather ‘Shannon’ class lifeboat and a ‘D-Class’ inshore lifeboat. We have a volunteer crew comprising 30 sea going crew and four shore crew who launch and recover the boats.
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