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31 Jul, 5 tweets, 3 min read

A warm welcome aboard to all our new followers and supporters who've joined our crew these past few days. These are just some of the many recent rescues that the amazing volunteers you support have been carrying out this week 👇 #SaveEveryOne

@StMarysRNLI

.@StMarysRNLI and Sennen Cove volunteers spent the whole night at sea on Thursday battling #StormEvert to assist 22 yachts in difficulty around the Isles of Scilly in 'horrendous' conditions, with winds of 50 knots. In total, the Sennen crew spent 12 hours afloat.

@HelvickHeadRNLI

.@HelvickHeadRNLI volunteers rescued three kayakers stranded on rocks at Kilmurrin Cove in Ireland after a sudden squall had capsized one of the kayaks.

@KyleRNLI

In Scotland, @KyleRNLI volunteers also aided a kayaker with a broken hip after she had fallen onto rocks on an uninhabited island.

@SLifeboatRNLI

And @SLifeboatRNLI volunteers saved a man's life after his fishing boat sank. The 'extremely lucky' fisherman wasn't wearing a lifejacket and was plucked from the sea after 20 minutes trying to keep himself afloat almost a mile offshore.

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