Lifeboat crews rescue more than 1,000 people
The scorching summer, stormy autumn and chilly spring of 2013 saw volunteer Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) crews in the north of England rescue more than 1,000 people.
Statistics issued today show there were 1,028 rescue launches from the 33 lifeboat stations in the north of England and total of 1,027 people were rescued.
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