Services by the Life-boats of the Institution and by Shore-boats during 1941 During the year life-boats were launched 747 times. Of these launches 481 were to vessels and aeroplanes in distress through attack by the enemy or from other causes due to the war.

Vessels which Life-boats Saved or Helped to Save Lives Rescued b y Life-boats Number of Life-boat Launches 1941 The Record Month by Month Lives Rescued by Shore-boats 1 17 1 11 2 10 10 2 8 3 9 7 5 3 7 6 5 6 3 221 248 132 131 27 24 71 152 46 140 91 34 71 88 90 77 53 41 39 50 59 74 71 34 January February March April May June July August September October November December 36 3 20 8 747 1317 Totals 64 128 In August of this year the first of the auxiliary rescue-boat stations was opened at Killybegs in Eire, but no service was done by an auxiliary rescue-boat until 1942.

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