Launches

2009 18 launches to date

24/08 Launch to 2 children in dingy east of Folkestone.
23/08 Launch to Jetski + 3 persons off Dymchurch, craft & persons recovered.
19/08 Launch to assist in search for 2 missing children at Dymchurch.
15/07 Diverted whilst on exercise to dog walker in difficulty on Greatstone beach.
15/07 Launch to report of kitesurfer in difficulty off Hythe, kitesurfer self recovered.
03/07 Launch to report of vessel aground off Dungeness, yacht found safe at anchor.
29/06 Launch to persons missing in dingy & lilo off Hythe, found safe ashore.
28/06 Launch to ditched light aircraft in channel, pilot recovered by Dutch vessel, person transferred to Dungeness Lifeboat & transferred by Belgium helicopter to Ashford.
24/06 Launch to windsurfer off St Mary's Bay, person recovered.
18/06 Launch to Kayaker off Hythe, person self recovered to shore.
15/06 Launch to swimmer in water at Folkestone, police detained person.
31/05 Launch to persons off Hythe in kayaks, recovered by another watercraft, lifeboat then tasked to assist Rye lifeboat with missing person search at Camber sands.
29/05 Launch to windsurfer in difficulty off Sandgate, windsurfer self recovered with lifeboat in attendance.
24/05 Launch to assist in search for 2 missing children at Dymchurch, found safe by Coastguard Auxillary.
04/05 Launched Bank Holiday Monday morning to broken down vessel, towed back to Dymchurch.

01/03 Launched to a speed boat off Folkestone, with assistance from Coast Guard vessel Anglian Monarch, the casualty was located in reduced visibility with two persons on board. Vessel towed to Folkestone Harbour.
25/01 Launch to report of Windsurfer in difficulty off Dymchurch, no resultant outcome.
11/01 Launch to Kite Surfer off Littlestone, person recovered.

2008 20 launches

16/10 Launch to standby as safety boat for mud rescue
05/10 Launch to two kitesurfers off Mulberry harbour Littlestone
28/09 Launch to broken down fishing boat, escorted to Dymchurch
28/09 Launch to two swimmers off Folkestone
21/09 Launch to person hanging onto buoy off Sandgate
26/08 Launch to Winsurfer off Sandgate, recovered person and board.
18/08 Launch to speedboat off Littlestone, persons and vessel recovered.
15/08 Launch to missing Kayaker, recovered by another watercraft.
28/07 Launch to fishing boat off Dymchurch, vessel towed to Folkestone and passed to Dover Lifeboat for escort to Dover.
27/07 Missing person search, no outcome.
27/07 Launch to fishing boat off Dymchurch, vessel towed ashore.
16/07 Launch to overdue fishing boat
14/07 Launch to beached speedboat
05/07 Launch to jet ski, self recovered.
29/06 Launch to Kite Surfer off Sandgate, surfer self recovered
30/05 Launch to wreckage sighted off Varne bank.
10/05 Capsized powerboat off Littlestone, persons in water, vessel towed ashore
05/05 Launch to report of boat sinking off Hythe
01/04 Launch to Kite Surfer off Hythe, Surfer recovered by Range Boat
09/02 Fishing boat off Kerton Rd, Lydd-on-sea, recovered boat & 2 fishermen


2007 17 launches
14/09 Powered boat, three people and craft brought in
27/08 Inflatable dingy, craft brought in
26/08 Powered boat Sky Blue, eight people and craft brought in
11/08 Rowing boat, craft brought in
07/07 Air bed, one life saved and air bed brought in
28/05 Powered boat, one person and craft brought in
06/05 Yacht Josephine, one person brought in
06/01 Human body, stood by.

Additionally, the lifeboat launched on a further 8 occasions to search without resultant outcome or to incidents where others had already coped.


2006 20 launches
2005 16 launches
2004 18 launches
2003 28 launches
2002 20 launches
2001 21 launches
2000 18 launches

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