The Record Month by Month 1946 Vessels Lives Number Lives which Lives Rescued of Rescued Life-boats Rescued by Life-boat by Saved or by Auxiliary Launches Life-boats Helped Shore boats Rescue to Save Boats January . 51 103 4 15 - February . . 61 72 4 9 - March . . 33 136 5 13 - April. . . 42 16 6 4 - May . . . 41 27 7 6 4 June . . 45 29 5 - - July . . . 64 28 16 16 - August . . 70 107 23 - - September . 75 31 14 30 - October . . 33 14 5 8 - November . . 62 8 6 23 - December . . 54 76 3 15 - Totals . 631 647 98 139 4.