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Facts and Figures
The following
information is collated by RNLI Poole in the form of a Factsheet - a full copy
can be obtained by request to them at the address below.
Lifeboat
services in 2002
| Launches |
Lives
Saved |
People
Landed |
People
brought ashore |
People Rescued (Total) |
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7729 |
775 |
1693 |
4897 |
7365 |
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twenty one per day |
two per
day |
five per day |
thirteen per day |
twenty per day |
Beach Rescue (2002)
| Incidents |
Lives
Saved |
People
Assisted (Total) |
| 6528 |
22 |
6971 |
The lifeboat fleet
|
Lifeboat Stations (GB and Ireland) |
230 |
| Active Boat Fleet
(Allocated to Stations) |
321 |
| Relief Fleet (Provide
Maintenance Cover) |
131 |
| Total Fleet |
452 |
Cost of new lifeboats
| Inshore
Lifeboats |
£(GBP) |
All-weather lifeboats |
£(GBP) |
| D Class
(IB1) fully inflatable |
£20,000 |
14M Trent |
£1,309,073 |
| B Class
(FIB1 replacement for Atlantic) |
£100,000 |
17M
Severn |
£1,960,755 |
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Hovercraft (new development) |
£135,000 |
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Cost of Launching
The cost expressed is a
simple average across the whole operation and takes account of all station,
lifeboat maintenance and running costs.
| Per
Inshore Launch |
£2,200 |
Per
All-weather Launch |
£5,800 |
Running Costs (2003)
In 2003 it will cost around
£107m to run the RNLI (£290,000 per day)
To obtain a copy of the
Factsheet please contact RNLI HQ at West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, UK BH15
1HZ. Phone +44 (0) 1202 663000 email info@rnli.org.uk
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