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Lifeboat Services June and July 1984

Services for August 1984 will be reported in the spring 1985 journal Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire 54ft Arun: July 29 D class inflatable: June 18 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic21: July 13, 28 and 29 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic21: June 23 (twice), July 2,15 and 19 Aberystwyth, Dyfed C class inflatable: June 1 (twice), 9 (twice), 10, July 6, 27, 28 (three times) and 29 (twice) Aith, Shetland 52ft Barnett: July 26 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 37ft 6in Rather: June 19 D class inflatable: June 30 Alderney, Channel Islands 33 ft Brede: June 6,18, 25, July 1,12 and 28 Relief 33ft Brede: July 18 Angle, Dyfed 46ft 9in Watson: July 5 Appledore, North Devon 47ft Watson: June 11, 28, July 18 and 29 (twice) Atlantic21: June 10,21 (twice), 28, July 8, 13, 16,18, 24 (twice) and 29 (three times) Arbroath, Angus D class inflatable: July 29 Arklow, Co Wicklow 42ft Watson: June 27 Arran (Lamlash), Buteshire D class inflatable: June 3,10, 12, July 22 and 25 Arranmore, Co Donegal 52ft Barnett: June 3,6,15, July 20,29 and 31 Atlantic College (St Donat's Castle), South Glamorgan Atlantic 21: June 22 and July 27 Baltimore, Co Cork 48ft 6in Oakley: July 23 and 28 Bangor, Co Down D class inflatable: June 10 (twice), 30, July 14 and 30 Barmouth, Gwynedd 37ft 6in Rather: June 3 and 23 D class inflatable: June 1,3,22, July 8, 22, 28 and 29 Barra Island, Inverness-shire 48ft 6in Solent: June 16 and July 21 Barrow, Cumbria 46ft 9in Watson: June 25, July 15 and 22 D class inflatable: June 3,11, July 1,15 and 27 Barry Dock, South Glamorgan Relief 44ft Waveney: July 8, 14 and 24 Beaumaris, Gwynedd Relief Atlantic 21: June 1 and 4 Atlantic 21: July 10 and 19 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland Relief Atlantic 21: July 22 and 30 Blackpool, Lancashire D class inflatable: June 1, 8 (twice), 23 (twice) and July 8Borth, Dyfed D class inflatable: June 3, July 8, 9,13,24 and 29 Bridlington, Humberside D class inflatable: June 13 Brighton, East Sussex Atlantic21: June 5, 8,10,11 (twice), 16,24, 25 (twice), 27, July 8,15,21, 24 (four times) and 28 (three times) Broughty Ferry, Angus 52ft Arun: June 24 and July 1 Relief D class inflatable: July 1,7,12,14,22, 25 and 31 Buckie, Banffshire 52ft Arun: July 21 Bude, Cornwall D class inflatable: July 9 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex D class inflatable: June 30 Burry Port, Dyfed D class inflatable: June 17 and July 15 Calshot, Hampshire 40ft Keith Nelson: June 3,19, 20, 27 and July 13 Relief33ft Brede: July 27, 28 (twice), 29 (twice) and 30 Campbeltown, Argyllshire 52ft Arun: July 15 and 20 Cardigan, Dyfed Relief D class inflatable: July 8,16, and 29 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex Relief 42ft Watson: June 10 D class inflatable: July 12 and 15 (twice) Relief D class inflatable: July 21 Clovelly, North Devon 70ft Clyde: June 30 (twice) 70ft Clyde's inflatable: June 2 and July 10 Conwy, Gwynedd Relief D class inflatable: June 1, July 10 and 16 Craster, Northumberland D class inflatable: July 12 Criccieth, Gwynedd C class inflatable: July 11 and 24 Cromer, Norfolk 48ft 6in Oakley: July 12,13 and 24 D class inflatable: June 24, July 8,12 and 29 Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear C class inflatable: June 19, July 2 and 22 Donaghadee, Co Down 44ft Waveney: June 5, 8,10,13,28, July 1, 8, 11,14,19, 21 and 30 Douglas, Isle of Man Relief 46ft 9in Watson: July 15 and 22 Dover, Kent 50ft Thames: June 17 and July 10 Dunbar, East Lothian D class inflatable: July 30 Dungeness, Kent 37ft 6in Rather: June 5 Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin 44ft Waveney: June 2, 3, July 23 and 24 Dunmore East, Co Waterford Relief'44ft Waveney: July 15 Eastbourne, East Sussex 37ft (tin Rather: June 9, 15, 30, July 26 and 31 Relief D class inflatable: June 2,9 (twice), 18,27, July 1,2, 3, 8 (twice), 15,19,27,28 (twice) and 29 (twice) Exmouth, South Devon Relief'33ft Brede: June 1 and 5 Relief D class inflatable: June 6,18 and 26 D class inflatable: July 26 and 28 (twice) Eyemouth, Berwickshire 44ft Waveney: July 1,8 and 15 (twice) Falmouth, Cornwall 52ft Arun: July 11 Relief 18ft 6inMcLachlan: June 11,15, July9 and 30 Filey, North Yorkshire 37ft Oakley: June 7,22 and July 2 D class inflatable: June 2,6,16,19,27, July 2,8 (twice), 15,24, 29 (twice) and 30 Fishguard, Dyfed Relief 52ft Arun: June 27, July 12 and 15 Flamborough, Humberside 37ft Oakley: June 7 (twice), 23, July 2 (twice) and 19 (twice) Fleetwood, Lancashire 44ft Waveney: June 3,30 and July 29 D class inflatable: July 23 Fowey, Cornwall 33ft Brede: June 13 and 27 Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire 48ft 6in Solent: June 2, July 1,6 and 29 Galway Bay, Co Galway 52ft Barnett: June 6,24, July 2 and 13 Girvan, Ayrshire 33ft Brede: June 15, July 1 and 5 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk 44ft Waveney: June 18,19,20, July 13 and 18 Atlantic21: June 18, July 9,13,16,25 and 29 Hartlepool, Cleveland Atlantic21: July 3 (twice), 8,14 and 15 (twice) Harwich, Essex 44ft Waveney: June 1,3,8 and July 11 Atlantic 21: June 24, July 17,24 and 30 Hastings, East Sussex 37ft Oakley: June 5 and 14 D class inflatable: June 14,27, July 2, 8,13, 14,16 and 29 (twice) Hayling Island, Hampshire Atlantic21: June 10 (twice), 25, 29, 30, July 1,19,28 and 29 (twice) Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire Atlantic 21: June 16,20, July 1,10,20,21,27 (twice) and 28 Holy head, Gwynedd 44ft Waveney: July 12 Relief D class inflatable: July 24 and 27 Horton and Port Eynon, West Glamorgan D class inflatable: June 23 and July 8 Howth, Co Dublin Relief 46ft 9in Watson: June 17,21, July 10 (twice), 23 and 24 D class inflatable: July 29 (twice) Humber, Humberside Relief52ft Arun: June 10,11,17, July 1 and 25 54ft Arun: July 12,15,17,19,22 and 28 Hunstanton, Norfolk Atlantic 21: June 14,26, July 8,14 and 24 Ilfracombe, North Devon 37ft Oakley: July 30 Islay, Argyllshire 50ft Thames: June 27 Kinghorn, Fife D class inflatable: July 10 and 28 Kippford, Kirkcudbrightshire D class inflatable: July 15 Largs, Ayrshire Atlantic 21: June 3 and 10 Relief Atlantic 21: June 26,30, July 3, 5, 21 (three times), 22 and 30 (twice) Lerwick, Shetland Relief 52ft Arun: June 27 and 28 Little and Broad Haven, Dyfed D class inflatable: July 1, 8 (twice), 17 and 21 (twice) Littlehampton, West Sussex Atlantic21: June 2,13 (twice), July 7,8 (four times), 11,15,16,22 (three times), 28 and 31 (twice) Relief Atlantic 21: June 25,30 and July 3 Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent Atlantic 21: June 12, July 24 and 27 Llandudno (Orme's Head), Gwynedd D class inflatable: July 10,23 and 28 (twice) Lochinver, Sutherland 52ft Barnett: June 1,22 and July 13 Lowestoft, Suffolk 47ft Watson: July 9,10 and 20 Lyme Regis, Dorset Atlantic 21: June 3,25, July 16,22,23,27 and 31 Lymington, Hampshire Relief Atlantic 21: June 10Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire D class Inflatable: June 12, July 25, 30 and 31 (twice) Mallaig, Inverness-shire 52ft Arun: June 2 and July 23 Margate, Kent 37ft 6in Rather: June 14 D class Inflatable: June 16, 21 and July 4 Relief D class inflatable: July 12, 15, 19 and 26 Minehead, Somerset Relief Atlantic 21: June 10 (twice) and July 15 D class inflatable: June 10 (twice) Moelfre, Gwynedd D class inflatable: June 25 Morecambe, Lancashire D class inflatable: June 10,12, July 4,13, 22, 23 and 25 Mudeford, Dorset C class inflatable: June 9, 10 (three times), 23 July 11 and 31 The Mumbles, West Glamorgan D class inflatable: June 3, 4,9, July 15,17 and 29 New biggin, Northumberland Atlantic 21: June 3 Newcastle, Co Down 37ft Oakley: June 3 Newhaven, East Sussex 44ft Waveney: June 10 (three times), 30 (three times), July 15, 22 (twice) and 31 (twice) Newquay, Cornwall C class inflatable: June 1, 12,16, July 23, 25, 28 and 29 New Quay, Dyfed D class inflatable: June 1,15, July 12 and 24 North Berwick, East Lothian D class inflatable: June 12,29, July 21 and 26 Oban, Argyllshire 33ft Brede: June 11,12,22, 26, 28, July 5, 22, 23, 29 and 30 Padstow, Cornwall Relief 46ft 9in Watson: July 19 Relief 52ft Burnett: July 29 Peel, Isle of Man Relief Atlantic 21: June 7, July 15 and 16 Penarth, South Glamorgan D class inflatable: June 10 (twice), 11, 20, 29 and July 8 Penlee, Cornwall 52ft Arun: June 2 Plymouth, South Devon Relief 44ft Waveney: June 7, July 8, 12, 15 (twice) and 19 Poole, Dorset 33ft Brede: June 9, 24 and July 11 Dell Quay Dory: June 1, 4, 23, 24 and July 23 (twice) Portaferry, Co Down C class inflatable: June 2, 3, 12, July 1 (four times) and 8 Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan D class inflatable: June 23 (twice), 24 (twice), July 1, 8, 21 and 29 (twice) Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd Relief 46ft 9in Watson: July 11,19 and 29 Port Isaac, Cornwall D class inflatable: June 30, July 14 (twice), 19 and 29 Portpatrick, Wigtownshire 47ft Watson: June 1,29, July 18,19, 23 and 30 Portrush, Co Antrim 52ft Arun: July 9 Portsmouth (Langstone Harbour), Hampshire Atlantic 21: June 3,9, July 7,10, 22 and 29 D class inflatable: June 23, 25 and July 15 Port St Mary, Isle of Man 54ft Arun: July 15 D class inflatable: July 22 Pwllheli, Gwynedd D class inflatable: June 7, 10 and July 1 Ramsey, Isle of Man 37ft Oakley: July 2 and 22 Redcar, Cleveland 37ft Oakley: June 4 and 28 Relief D class inflatable: June 3,15 and 24 D class inflatable: July 28 Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford 52ft Arun: June 25, July 20,21,22,24 and 25 (twice) Rye Harbour, East Sussex D class inflatable: July 15,24 and 30 (twice) St Abbs, Berwickshire C class inflatable: July 1 and 8 St Agnes, Cornwall Relief D class inflatable: July 8 and 29 St Bees, Cumbria D class inflatable: June 25 and July 30 St Catherine, Channel Islands C class inflatable: June 10, 19, 22 and July 21 St Helier, Channel Islands 44ft Waveney: June 9 (four times), 10 (three times) and July 14 St Ives, Cornwall 37ft Oakley: June 24 D class inflatable: June 1, 23, 24, 27 (three times), July 17, 28 and 29 (twice) St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 52ft Arun: July 9 and 29 St Peter Port, Channel Islands 52/Mran: July 4 and 14 Scarborough, North Yorkshire 37ft Oakley.-June 23 D class inflatable: June 10, 12, 15, 16 and July 30 Selsey, West Sussex 47ft Tyne: June 18 and July 13 D class inflatable: June 13, 25 and July 13 Sheerness, Kent 44ft Waveney: July 18 (twice), 21 and 23 D class inflatable: June 2, 20, 25 and July 23 Sheringham, Norfolk Relief37ft Oakley: July 24 Shoreham Harbour, West Sussex 37ft 6in Rother: June 9,10, 29, July 11 and 27 D class inflatable: June 2, 7, 10 (twice), 22, 29 and July 15 Relief D class inflatable: July 24 (twice) Skegness, Lincolnshire Relief 37ft Oakley: July 1 37ft Oakley: July 24 D class inflatable: June 1, 3, 10, July 1 (twice), 10,17,24,27 (twice), 30 and 31 (twice) Skerries, Co Dublin D class inflatable: June 3,4, 8 (twice), July 15 and 29 Southend-on-Sea, Essex Atlantic 21: June 30, July 20, 22 (twice) and 28 D class inflatable: June 25, 27, July 7 and 8 (twice) Southwold, Suffolk Atlantic 21 .-June 14 Staithes and Runswick, North Yorkshire Atlantic 21: June 21, July 28 and 31 Stornoway (Lewis), Ross-shire 52ft Arun: June 11,16,24 and July 7 Stromness, Orkney 52ft Barnett: June 4 Relief 52ft Barnett: June 16 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear D class inflatable: June 18, July 7, 8 (twice), 15,17,27, (twice) and 28 Swanage, Dorset 37ft6in Rother: June 2, 3 (twice), 25, 30, July 1,7,13,16, 22, 27 (three times) and 30 (twice) Tenby, Dyfed 46ft 9in Watson: June 9 and July 23 D class inflatable: June 2, 3 and 9 (three times) Relief D class inflatable: June 27, July 1,3,7, 8, 16 (three times), 18, 28 and 31 Tighnabriiaich, Argyllshire D class inflatable: June 22 Torbay, South Devon Relief 52ft Arun: July 2 and 24 18ft 6in McLachlan: June 17 Trearddur Bay, Gwynedd D class inflatable: July 8 and 12 Troon, Ayrshire 44ft Waveney: June 3, 11, 19, 24 (twice), 27, July 4, 5, 7,19 (twice) 20, 22 and 25 Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear 52ft Arun: July 2 D class inflatable: June 6 Valentia, Co Kerry 52ft Arun: June 29, 30, July 10, 14, 19 and 25 Walmer, Kent 37ft 6in Rother: June 17 D class inflatable: June 20 and 23 (twice) Walton and Frinton, Kent 48ft 6in Solent: June 3, 9,10, 23, 25 and July 29 (twice) Wells, Norfolk D class inflatable: June 17, July 3 and 31 West Mersea, Essex Atlantic21:Junel,2, 14, July 1, 11,17 (twice), 18 and 30 Weston-super-Mare, Avon Atlantic21: June 1 (twice), 2, 3, 9, 24, July 1, 8 (three times), 19 and 25 Relief D class inflatable: June 1,2,9, July 1 and 8 (four times) Weymouth, Dorset 54ft Arun: June 1, 24, July 10, 13, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 31 Whitby, North Yorkshire 44ft Waveney: June 6 (twice), 22, July 6,18 and 29 D class inflatable: June 16, 26, July 4, 15 and 29 Whitstable, Kent Atlantic21: June 8, 16, 17, 24, 28, July 4, 5 and 8 Wick, Caithness Relief 48ft 6in Solent: June 25 Wicklow, Co Wicklow 42ft Watson: June 4 and 24 Relief 42ft Watson: July 31 Withernsea, Humberside D class inflatable: June 6, July 1 and 8 Workington, Cumbria 47ft Watson: July 6 Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 52ft Arun: June 9 and July 14 Youghal, Co Cork Atlantic21: June 18, 23, 26, July 1,2,3 and 29 On Passage 46ft 9in Watson ON 929: June 10 (twice) Relief 52ft Arun ON 1086: June 23 52ft Arun ON 1076: June 24 47ft Tyne ON 1075: July 7 33ft Brede ON 1087: July 27 52ft Barnett ON 952: July 28 SERVICES AND LIVES RESCUED BY THE RNLI'S LIFEBOATS January 1, 1984, to September 30, 1984: Services 2,815; lives rescued 930 THE STATION FLEET (as at 30/9/84) 256 lifeboats, of which one 18ft 6in McLachlan and 60 D class inflatable lifeboats operate in summer only LIVES RESCUED 111,388 from the Institution's foundation in 1824 to 30/9/84, including shoreboat services.