RNLI
LARNE FUNDRAISING BRANCH
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During the course of the year the crew of Larne Lifeboat are called to many shouts.
The following is an example of the shouts they responded to and the rescues they made during 2008.
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29 January |
Called to
assist Portrush Lifeboat at Rathlin Island |
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23 April |
Search for
missing person off the Gobbins Cliff, Islandmagee |
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30 May |
Drifting
vessel in the vicinity of the Black Arch |
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18 June |
Broken
down yacht between the Gobbins and Whitehead |
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28 June |
Called to
assist yacht at Corswell Point, Scotland |
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29 June |
Required
to assist vessel 2 miles south of Glenarm |
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30 June |
Vessel
required assistance in the shipping channel off Ballylumford Harbour in
near gale force 7 wind |
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12 August |
Dog
entangled in net off the slipway at Ballygally Head |
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17 August |
Inflatables
blown offshore at Port Muck |
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24 August |
Broken
down speedboat broken down off Port Muck Harbour and being blown out to
sea |
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28 August |
Yacht
requiring assistance near the Maidens rocks |
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17 September |
Persons in
difficulty at cliffs north of Port Muck |
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2 October |
Yacht
being driven ashore at Magheramorne by gusting winds |
