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Inshore Rescue Boats

From July to September the new fast inshore rescue boats were launched on service thirty-three times and rescued seven lives. The following is the list of services or attempted services: Date Station 1963 July 10th: Mudeford July 10th: Gorleston July 14th: Redcar July 21st: West Mersea July 25th: Mudeford July 26th: Mudeford July 27th: Redcar July 27th: West Mersea July 28th: Southwold July 28th: Mudeford July 28th: Whitstable July 28th: Whitstable July 30th: West Mersea Aug. 2nd: Mudeford Aug. 4th: Gorleston Aug. llth: Wells Aug. 14th: Aberystwyth Aug. 16th: Gorleston Aug. 17th: Whitstable Aug. 18th: Southwold Aug. 18th: West Mersea Aug. 23rd: Mudeford Aug. 26th: West Mersea Aug. 29th: Gorleston Sept. 3rd: Whitstable Sept. 8th: St. Ives Sept. 8th: Whitstable Sept. 14th: Southwold Sept. 16th: Whitstable Sept. 18th: Redcar Sept. 19th: Gorleston Sept. 20th: Mudeford Sept. 24th: Whitstable Casualty Capsized dinghy Canoe Canoe Sailing dinghy Reported capsized boat Speedboat Bather Sailing dinghy Bather Yacht Maureen Grace Cabin cruiser Calamity Jane Yacht Sailing dinghy Boat reported on fire Bather Two swimmers Yacht Mersey Bather Motor cruiser Capsized catamaran in tow of rowing boat Motor boat Capsized dinghy Capsized boat Bather Capsized yacht Two bathers Dinghy Sailing dinghy Distress signal Small fishing vessel Dinghy Chimera Outboard motor boat Motor boat Witch of Ender Service No service No service No service No service Recovered float section of bathing float Saved boat and rescued 2 No service Rescued 1 and landed 1 No service No service No service No service No service No service No service No service No service No service Saved boat and rescued 3 Stood by Stood by No service No service Rescued 1 No service No service No service No service No service .

No service No service No service No service.