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nelled through the Dart Branch, come from many sources. The Fete this year and the Flag day were very successful, although both brought in slightly less than in 2017. Donations do not only depend


on activities being organised by the local Branch. The central RNLI website, www.rnli.org.uk has many suggestions for how supporters can help, including an A to Z guide with ideas for fundraising. Could you host an RNLI Fish Supper this October? The idea is simple: cook up a storm with a fish-themed supper to raise vital funds for our lifesavers. You can host a supper for as many people as you like and you don’t have to be a master chef to take part. Your menu can be as simple as fish finger sandwiches or a warming fish pie. The RNLI relies on the generosity of the public to fund its lifesaving services, and the charity’s volunteer lifeboat crew members often sacri-


fice their precious meal times at a moment’s notice, answering the call of their pagers to save lives at sea. Any money raised by yourself, or donated by your guests, can be sent directly to the RNLI or channelled through our Branch Fundraising Treasurer, Lizzie Helyer, Eight Bells, South Embankment, Dartmouth, TQ6 9BB.


RESCUE OF THE MONTH. AUGUST 2018. The Dart D class inshore lifeboat and the Coastguard helicopter from Newquay responded to a call from a 14 metre fishing boat to a crew- man in severe chest pain. It was late afternoon on Friday 9 August. Two casualty-trained Dart RNLI lifeboat crew boarded, assessed and treated the crewman two miles off Dartmouth. The Coastguard Paramedic was winched down 10 minutes later. The fishing boat had been instructed by radio to turn and motor into the wind but


it was still a very difficult landing for the paramedic due to all the fishing gear on the deck. In view of the difficulty of transferring the casualty to either the lifeboat or the helicopter it was decided to land him at Kingswear ferry pontoon where he could be taken to Torbay Hospital by ambulance. Lifeboat crew: Kevin Murphy, helms- man; Chris Tracey and Katy Locke, crew.


RNLI DARTMOUTH REGATTA EXERCISE. The Tamar class all weather lifeboat from Salcombe demonstrated her firefighting capabilities as well as deploying a smaller Y class lifeboat from a compartment in her stern. The Y boat and the Dart D class inshore lifeboats worked together to rescue casualties in the water before a large crowd on the South Embankment, many of whom went on to visit the Tamar lifeboat as she lay alongside the Town pontoon.


News, details of launches, photographs and videos can be found on the Dart station website.


www.dartlifeboat.org.uk or the station Facebook page www.facebook.com/dartrnlilifeboat John Fenton, RNLI Dart Lifeboat Press Officer & Education Volunteer


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