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mogster · #1 Unread post by **mogster** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:46 pm

For those in peril on the sea.....

Happened to visit the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) UK HQ & training school on Friday. Great facility on Poole Harbour, Dorset.

Although I don't personally engage in watersports, I live on the coast & also enjoy visiting fishing villages all over UK. I have so much admiration for the brave men & women who put to sea sometimes in atrocious conditions to save lives.

The RNLI is a charity & is NOT government funded!!

Got me to wondering what other countries do to fund rescues at sea?

#2 Unread post by **Wrider** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:22 pm

The US has the Coast Guard, which is technically speaking a branch of the military.

mogster · #3 Unread post by **mogster** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:45 pm

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We have The Coastguard service in UK too, but the RNLI provides actual rescue services. Obviously thet work in conjunction with each other but I am not sure where the cut off between coastguard & volunteer lifeboat personnel is.

#4 Unread post by **Wrider** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:06 pm

Ah ok, yeah here all of the services of your Coast Guard and all of the rescue services are done by either the Coast Guard or sometimes the National Guard.

joolz · #5 Unread post by **joolz** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:35 am

Our local RNLI station has an fund raising day mid July with a bike show

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