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RNLI 2017 Operational Statistics RNLI 2017 Operational Statistics RNLI lifesaving locations Aith [1] All-weather lifeboat station (ALB) 1 Severn 2 Tamar 3 Tyne Length: 17.3m Length: 16.3m Length: 14.3m Inshore lifeboat station (ILB) Max speed: 25 knots Max speed: 25 knots Max speed: 18 knots Range: 250 nmiles Range: 250 nmiles Range: 240 nmiles Lerwick [1] ALB and ILB station Crew: 6–7 Crew: 6–7 Crew: 6 Lifeguard support centre Contents RNLI offices Flood rescue asset Stromness [1] Kirkwall [1] RNLI Headquarters XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Lifesaving regions 1. Rescue map Inside front cover 14-00 Longhope [2] Thurso [1] 4 Trent 5 Shannon There are two new divisions which cross Length: 14.3m Length: 13.6m Wick [4] regional boundaries. Stations are still 2. Foreword 3 supported by the region that they fall inside. Max speed: 25 knots Max speed: 25 knots Stornoway [1] Range: 250 nmiles Range: 250 nmiles Lochinver [1] Crew: 6 Crew: 6 3. Data collection 4 Leverburgh [6] Buckie [1] Macduff [8] Invergordon [4] Fraserburgh [4] 4. Operational aims 4 Portree [4] Kessock [8] Peterhead [2] Kyle of Lochalsh [8] Loch Ness [8] SCOTLAND 5. Definitions 5 Barra Island [1] Aberdeen [1,9] 6 Mersey Mallaig [1] Length: 11.6m Stonehaven [8] Max speed: 17 knots Montrose [5,9] 6. Lifeboat statistics 7 Range: 140 nmiles Tobermory [1] Arbroath [6,9] Crew: 6 Broughty Ferry [4,9] Oban [4] Perth Anstruther [6,9] 7. Lifeguard statistics 19 Kinghorn [8] Helensburgh [8] North Berwick [9] Tighnabruaich [8] Dunbar [4,9] Type B Flood Team Queensferry [8] 8. Beach management statistics 2017 29 Response: 6hrs Islay [1] Eyemouth [4,9] Largs [8] Crew: 7 Arran [8] Berwick-upon-Tweed [6,9] Crew endurance: 4 days (Lamlash) Troon [4,9] Seahouses [6,9] 9. Community safety statistics 2017 31 Campbeltown [1,9] Craster [9] Lough Swilly [5,8] Portrush [1,9] Amble [5,9] NORTH Girvan [6] Newbiggin [8] Blyth [8,9] Arranmore [1] Red Bay [4,8] 10. Flood rescue statistics 2017 35 Stranraer [9] Kippford [9] Cullercoats [8] AND EAST IRELAND Ballymoney Larne [4,9] Portpatrick [2] Tynemouth [1,9] Sunderland [8,9] Silloth [8] 11. International statistics 2017 37 Bangor [8] Kirkcudbright [8] Bundoran [8] Workington [5,9] Redcar [8,9] Hartlepool [4,8] Enniskillen [8,12] Ballyglass [1,9] Donaghadee [4] St Bees [8] Staithes and Runswick [8] Sligo Bay [8] Portaferry [8] Whitby [4,9] Ramsey [6] 12. Youth education statistics 2017 39 Carrybridge [8,12] Newcastle [6,9] Peel [6] Scarborough [5,9] Douglas [3] Barrow [2,9] Achill Island [4] Port Erin [8] Filey [6,9] Morecambe [9,10] Kilkeel [8] Port St Mary [4,9] Flamborough [8] Fleetwood [5,9] Clogher Head [6] Blackpool [8,9,9] Bridlington [5,9] Llandudno [5,9] Clifden [6,8,9] Lytham St Annes [6,9] Withernsea [9] Skerries [8] Lough Ree [8] Beaumaris [8] Humber [1] Galway [8] Swords Moelfre [2,9] Hoylake [5] Howth [4,9] Rhyl [6,9] Cleethorpes [9] Holyhead [1,9] New Brighton [8,10] Aran Islands [1] Mablethorpe [8,9] Dun Laoghaire [4,9] Trearddur Bay [8,9] West Kirby [9] St Asaph Flint [9] Skegness [5,9] Lough Derg [8] Conwy [9] Wicklow [3,9] Sheringham [8] Porthdinllaen [2] Wells [6,9] Criccieth [8,11] Cromer [2,9] Kilrush [8] Arklow [4] Abersoch [8] Happisburgh [8,9] Courtown [9] Pwllheli [6,9] Barmouth [6,9] WALES Hunstanton [8,10] Great Yarmouth and Wexford [9] Gorleston [4,8,11] Fenit [4,9] Aberdovey [8] Rosslare Harbour [1] Borth [9] AND Lowestoft [5] Kilmore Quay [2] Southwold [8] Chiswick [7] Tower [7] Aberystwyth [8,11] WEST Aldeburgh [6,9] Youghal [8] New Quay [6,9] Valentia [1] London Ballycotton [4] Cardigan [8,9] Harwich [1,8] Fishguard [4,9] Ipswich Crosshaven [8] Gravesend [8] Walton and Frinton [2] Kinsale [8] St Davids [2,9] Teddington [9,9] Clacton-on-Sea [8,9] Castletownbere [1] West Mersea [8] Little and Broad Haven [9] Tenby [2,9] Port Talbot [9] London/River Thames close up Burnham-on-Crouch [8,9] Baltimore [2,8] Helvick Head [8] Angle [2,9] Porthcawl [8,9] Union Hall [8] Tramore [9] Burry Port [8,9] Portishead [8] Southend-on-Sea [8,9,9,10] London Courtmacsherry Dunmore East [4] Horton and Port Eynon [9] Penarth [8,9] Margate [6,9] Harbour [4] Fethard [9] The Mumbles [2,9] Barry Dock [4] Weston-super-Mare [8,9] Sheerness [4,9] Ramsgate [4,8] Ilfracombe [5,9] Walmer [8,9] Burnham-on-Sea [8,9] Whitstable [8] Appledore [2,8] Dover [1] Minehead [8,9] Clovelly [8] Littlestone-on-Sea [8] Bude [9,12] Calshot [8,9] 7 E class Dungeness [5] Port Isaac [9] Lyme Regis [8] Rye Harbour [8] Length: 10.5m Rock [9] Hastings [6,9] Max speed: 40 knots Padstow [2] Eastbourne [2,9] Endurance: 4hrs at max speed Newquay [8,9] Crew: 3–4 Saltash Poole [8,9] Newhaven [1] Brighton [8] St Agnes [9] Swanage [5,9] St Ives [5,9] Shoreham Harbour [2,9] SOUTH Weymouth [1,8] Littlehampton [8,9] Sennen Cove [2,9] Exmouth [5,9] Selsey [5,9] B-000 Teignmouth [8,11] WEST St Mary’s [1] Fowey [4,9] Hayling Island [8,9] Penlee [1,8] Torbay [1,9] Looe [8,9] Mudeford [8] Portsmouth [8,9] 8 B class (Atlantic 75, 85) Dart [9] Bembridge [2,9] Length: 7.4–8.5m The Lizard [2] Plymouth [1,8] Cowes [8] Max speed: 32–35 knots Alderney [4] Falmouth [1,8] Salcombe [2,8] Yarmouth [1] Endurance: 2.5hrs at max speed St Peter Port [1] Lymington [8] Crew: 3–4 SOUTH EAST St Catherine [8] St Helier [2,8] XXXXXXXXXX RWC-000 9 D class 10 Hovercraft 11 Inshore rescue boat 12 Rescue watercraft Length: 5m Length: 8m Length: 3.9m Length: 3.3m Max speed: 25 knots Max speed: 30 knots Max speed: 26 knots Max speed: 48 knots Endurance: 3hrs at max speed Endurance: 3hrs at max speed Endurance: 2hrs at max speed Endurance: 1.5hrs at max speed Crew: 2–3 Crew: 2–4 Crew: 2 Crew: 1–2 As at December 2017 1 RNLI 2017 Operational Statistics Foreword Welcome to the RNLI 2017 Operational Statistics. The report to see our campaign messages over the summer. Building on provides a summary of the extensive lifesaving work delivered a pilot from 2016, our Respect the Water video aimed at right across the drowning chain, all of which is carried out to teenagers was viewed over 1.3M times (2016: 490,000). Targeted deliver the RNLI’s core purpose of ending preventable loss of life behaviour change interventions continued to grow with a focus at sea. on high-risk activities such as sub-aqua diving, angling and Due to a significant systems change to improve our lifesaving commercial fishing. While too early to draw direct correlations, activity reporting we currently do not have a final figure of lives a survey of lifejacket wear showed an increase of 3%, which is saved by lifeboat crews in 2017. While we are working hard to a key indicator of people starting to adopt safer behaviours. complete this picture, what is clear from the wider numbers is Worldwide, drowning is an epidemic that tragically takes that the RNLI continues to change the outcomes for thousands of the lives of an estimated 360,000 people. The RNLI is working individuals thanks to the continued dedication and bravery shown with partners to help reduce this in the low- and middle-income by our volunteers, supporters and staff. countries who shoulder a disproportionate amount of this In 2017 lifeboats launched 8,436 times (2016: 8,851), aiding burden. In 2017 the RNLI worked with partners across countries 8,072 people (2016: 8,643). Overall, lifeboat statistics are broadly including Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania, building capacity to similar in terms of volume when compared against the last deliver effective lifesaving and prevention work. The RNLI has 5 years. Activity was slightly raised from January through until also furthered its advocacy work in promoting a UN resolution on June but there was no dramatic peak seen through July and drowning prevention as we seek to bring further attention to the August as in 2016 and some previous years. This is most likely scale of the global drowning problem. down to the high level of rainfall experienced through the Our people continue to be at the very heart of the RNLI and summer holiday period – the 11th wettest UK summer on record. none of what was achieved in 2017 could have been done so Our lifeguards attended 15,558 incidents on RNLI-patrolled without the tireless work and commitment of our volunteers, beaches (2016: 17,414) and aided 24,044 people (2016: 20,538). supporters and staff. Thank you to each and every one of you Despite the provision of a lifeguard service on an additional who has contributed to this vital lifesaving work we are privileged 9 beaches, 2017 saw a reduction in incident numbers and the to all be a part of. lowest number of lives saved in 5 years. This is likely to be reflective of the proactive preventative interventions of our lifeguards and testament to our strategy to break the drowning chain earlier wherever we can. Participation in watersports is higher than ever before and so must be the role of prevention if we are to make further inroads towards reducing coastal fatalities. The delivery of our national awareness campaign, Respect the Water, meant that 92% of men Paul Boissier aged 16–39 years, a key at-risk group, had multiple opportunities RNLI Chief Executive 2 3 RNLI 2017 Operational Statistics Data collection Definitions Incident data is collected from lifeboat crews through an as possible, but it is unlikely that our lives saved figures will be fully Lifeboats Preventative action – any action taken by a lifeguard that electronic return of service.