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Dart RNLI volunteers search after discovery of drifting motorboat

Lifeboats News Release

Dart RNLI volunteers were tasked at 7.59pm on Friday (Aug after reports of a motorboat drifting between the castles and nobody on board.

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Both the Dart lifeboats - the B-Class and D-Class - were dispatched and found the vessel's engine was warm, and there were some shoes on board. The two lifeboats immediately started a shoreline search in the area between the Royal Dart Yacht Club and Kingswear Castle.
The Dart team liaised with Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority and they managed to identify the motorboat's owner, make contact and establish the vessel had come loose from her mooring and everyone was safe. A false alarm with good intent.

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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates over 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and, in a normal year, more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service.

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Key facts about the RNLI

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,700 lives.

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