pvb
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The postman brought me a begging letter today from the Coxswain of the Swanage Lifeboat.
It started off "Last year, our volunteer lifeboatmen and women were called out 8,377 times to help people in danger off our coasts. Most dramatically, the crew of the Swanage lifeboat plucked to safety five people on board Be Happy, a yacht being battered by huge seas in Violent Storm Force 11 winds.
Very impressive stuff, except that the "Be Happy" rescue wasn't last year as he said. It wasn't the year before either. It was in 1996 - yes, 11 years ago.
I don't understand why the RNLI needs to lie in its fundraising. Wasn't there a noteworthy rescue last year? Or anytime in the previous decade? Maybe our seas are safer than they'd have people believe.
It started off "Last year, our volunteer lifeboatmen and women were called out 8,377 times to help people in danger off our coasts. Most dramatically, the crew of the Swanage lifeboat plucked to safety five people on board Be Happy, a yacht being battered by huge seas in Violent Storm Force 11 winds.
Very impressive stuff, except that the "Be Happy" rescue wasn't last year as he said. It wasn't the year before either. It was in 1996 - yes, 11 years ago.
I don't understand why the RNLI needs to lie in its fundraising. Wasn't there a noteworthy rescue last year? Or anytime in the previous decade? Maybe our seas are safer than they'd have people believe.