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BBC News
11-08-2025
- General
- BBC News
Busy weekend for RNLI crew as new Cleethorpes station opens
Cleethorpes' new RNLI lifeboat station has opened and crews have already been for a new station were announced four years ago but there were delays after the original builder went station now has two lifeboats, which were moved from the previous station, on the first weekend in the new station, crews responded to three call-outs. The crew was first called out to a broken down motor cruiser, which they towed to then responded to a small boat, which had capsized near Humberston. The final call-out was to a yacht struggling to reach its mooring at the Humber Mouth Yacht Matt McNally told BBC Radio Humberside: "Three call-outs on the first weekend is pretty busy but it was a good shakedown and test of how we operate in this new station".The station has a D Class boat, used for inshore rescues, and a larger Atlantic 85 boat which extends the crew's range and capability. Mr McNally said: "All of the crew are over the moon to finally be in and to be using this fantastic building. We've watched it being built for so long. We have a building that's fantastic for our resort and that's also fantastic for our life-saving service."He said the new station would ensure crew could "respond better, safer and quicker". Not only do they now have a second lifeboat, the 20-strong crew also have larger changing rooms. The old station, just over the road from the new facility, was so cramped that crew occasionally had to get changed in the street. Plans for the station were announced 2021 but construction was delayed in 2023 when the original contractor Tolent PLC went into administration and the RNLI appointed a replacement, Wynne Construction. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
RNLI warning as warm spell sees rise in call-outs
Lifeboat crews have urged people to enjoy the seaside safely after a number of incidents during the recent spell of hot weather. Cleethorpes RNLI said crews had been called out 37 times this year – about a third more than they would usually expect at this point of the summer. Matt McNally, from the charity, said it had been "noticeably busier" over the past month or so. A large proportion of the incidents involved people being cut off by the incoming tide, or kayakers and paddleboarders needing to be rescued due to offshore winds. In one incident on Monday, five people had to be rescued by a Coastguard helicopter having misjudged the tide on the sands off Cleethorpes. Mr McNally said people getting cut off was "always a thing" in the resort, but added: "It just seems to be more so this year – people in the wrong place at the wrong time." "We have also seen an increase in inflatable paddleboards and kayaks - which although more seaworthy than an inflatable unicorn can be very badly affected by an offshore wind. "We've had a couple of recent incidents where we've had to help people who were unable to make their own way back to shore," he added. Meanwhile, Sue Hickson-Marsay, from Hornsea Inshore Rescue, in East Yorkshire, said they had dealt with a number of potentially serious incidents during the recent hot spell, including the rescue of two dogs, as well as a call involving an overturned kayak. "The two men were suffering from hypothermia and were very pleased to see us," she said. Dale Chapman, operations manager for Mablethorpe RNLI Lifeboat, said the station had also been extremely busy. "On average the Mablethorpe Lifeboat is called out between 20 and 25 times in a year. This year, it's been out 13 times already, which is higher than we'd normally expect, and that's before our busiest period, the school holidays, has even started." Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Eight rescued after getting cut off by beach tide 'Wear yellow to be seen', lifeboat crew suggest Thermal camera will save lives - lifeboat charity HM Coastguard Hornsea Inshore Rescue RNLI
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
RNLI warning as warm spell sees rise in call-outs on east coast
Lifeboat crews have urged people to enjoy the seaside safely after a number of incidents during the recent spell of hot RNLI said crews had been called out 37 times this year – about a third more than they would usually expect at this point of the McNally, from the charity, said it had been "noticeably busier" over the past month or so.A large proportion of the incidents involved people being cut off by the incoming tide, or kayakers and paddleboarders needing to be rescued due to offshore winds. In one incident on Monday, five people had to be rescued by a Coastguard helicopter having misjudged the tide on the sands off McNally said people getting cut off was "always a thing" in the resort, but added: "It just seems to be more so this year – people in the wrong place at the wrong time.""We have also seen an increase in inflatable paddleboards and kayaks - which although more seaworthy than an inflatable unicorn can be very badly affected by an offshore wind."We've had a couple of recent incidents where we've had to help people who were unable to make their own way back to shore," he added. Meanwhile, Sue Hickson-Marsay, from Hornsea Inshore Rescue, in East Yorkshire, said they had dealt with a number of potentially serious incidents during the recent hot spell, including the rescue of two dogs, as well as a call involving an overturned kayak."The two men were suffering from hypothermia and were very pleased to see us," she Chapman, operations manager for Mablethorpe RNLI Lifeboat, said the station had also been extremely busy."On average the Mablethorpe Lifeboat is called out between 20 and 25 times in a year. This year, it's been out 13 times already, which is higher than we'd normally expect, and that's before our busiest period, the school holidays, has even started." Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
