As the Lifeboat went to print, the rescue reports coming in from our lifeboat stations and lifeguard units showed 2013 is set to be one of the busiest Summers on record. People flocked to the coast during the sunny days of July, which was the lifeboat crews' busiest for 7 years with 1,639 launches.

See the full Summer statistics here: RNLI.org/summer2013.