RNLI’s harrowing rescues of 3,000 people from Channel in space of months
RNLI’s harrowing rescues of 3,000 people from Channel in space of months
The unrelenting number of calls to small boats has led the Royal National Lifeboat Institute to introduce new kit and training (Picture: Getty/PA)
The RNLI rescued more than 3,000 people making hazardous journeys across the English Channel over a seven-month period, figures show.
The callouts to small boats include the timeframe’s biggest single rescue of 71 people at one time, according to the…
