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Sunderland RNLI assist with coastal search for missing man
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Date: 02/07/2009
Author: Paul Nicholson, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
Lifeboat volunteers based at Sunderland Royal National Lifeboat Institution [RNLI] Lifeboat Station were called into this afternoon [2nd July] to assist with a large scale coastal search operation for a missing man.
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West Midlands family storm into RNLI record books
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Date: 02/07/2009
Author: Danielle Rush, Divisional Media Relations Manager
The Clifford family from Erdington have made history for a second time by signing up the RNLI charity’s second youngest ever member. At just a four hours old, baby Charlie Clifford, became an RNLI supporter after being signed up to Storm Force – the charity’s membership club for children.
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Round the clock rescues for Mumbles RNLI volunteers
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Date: 02/07/2009
Author: Danielle Rush, Divisional Media Relations Manager
The inshore RNLI lifeboat at the Mumbles has been called out six times in the last 24 hours. The first call out came in the early hours of yesterday morning (1 July) and the volunteer crew were still in action at 1.30am this morning (2 July).
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SEAWAY COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING PRACTICES
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Cornwall, Ontario (July 3, 2009) - Fifty years after the official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and in this week when both Canadians and Americans celebrate the birth of their respective nations, the Canadian and U.S. Seaway corporations remain resolute in their commitment to the sustainability of this bi-national transportation system.
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Practice Day Delivers at iShares Cup Hyères-TPM
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Today’s practice races certainly delivered the goods ahead of the official start of the iShares Cup Hyères-TPM event tomorrow. The sea breeze built up to a steady 10-12 knots - more than enough to get the Extreme 40s hulls flying. The iShares Cup Raid – a 10-mile sprint to the island of Porquerolles – saw a French victory as Erik Maris skipper of LUNA snatched victory from James Spithill’s BMW ORACLE Racing after just 36 minutes of racing. Maris suffered a broken wrist playing football but his arm encased in a plaster cast does not seem to be an impediment! It was a tight finish to the line for the remainder of the 8 teams and iShares Cup inside reporter, Jocelyn Blériot, rode shotgun on BMW ORACLE Racing – see his report below. And English rugby stars, Tom May and Joe El-Abd, who now both play for Toulon, also came along for a ride…
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BBC Seaside Rescue Featuring Torbay Lifeboat Station
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Date: 02/07/2009
Author: Colin Bower, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
Seaside Rescue! The BBC have confirmed that the programme is running from Wednesday 15 July at 8pm.
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Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat station launches new book on its 150 years of gallantr
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Date: 02/07/2009
Author: Bláthnaid Lane Walsh, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer
Derek Davis, journalist and broadcaster, was guest of honour last night (Wednesday, 1 July 2009) at the launch of a book on the gallantry of lifeboat crewmembers over 150 years at Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat station.
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PICTURE PERFECT TRANSPAC SEND-OFF AND START
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1530 PST - Thursday's Aloha Send-off from Transpac Pier at Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach was picture perfect.
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Jean-Pierre Dick confirms his participation in the Barcelona World Race 2010
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Winner of the first edition will be on the start line aboard the next Paprec Virbac at Barcelona on 31 December, 2010
French sailor Jean-Pierre Dick, winner of the inaugural around-the-world Barcelona World Race, has confirmed his participation in the second edition. Jean-Pierre Dick is among the elite of skippers with wins in several of the world’s great oceanic races. The start of the next Barcelona World Race will be on 31 December, 2010.
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TRANSPAC 09 THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE
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0800 PST - Transpac 09 Division 6 & 7 boats have been heading SSW since their start on Monday, June 29th. Their three-day head start over the next group of 19 larger boats has only given them a 150 to 250 mile advantage.
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