Busy year for lifeboat volunteers
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Scottish lifeboat crews rescued nearly 900 people in their third busiest year since records began.
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Britons are on average giving more to charity than a year ago, according to a report.
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Five sailors were rescued yesterday after surviving for seven days adrift in a life raft in storm-tossed seas. The group, including two Britons, had run out of supplies of food and water.
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British and Irish rescue teams were scrambled to airlift 23 people off a ferry in the Irish Sea on Thursday night after the ship ran into difficulties in bad weather, officials said.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 20--A coastal community can never have too many qualified lifesavers on the beach.
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A rescue operation has been launched off the west of Scotland to help the crew of a Latvian cargo ship in trouble in heavy seas.
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Hundreds of swimmers in fancy dress brave the cold at Welsh beaches on Boxing Day to raise money for charity.
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Helicopters and lifeboats involved in sea rescue after 19 people stranded on ferry in Irish Sea
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Senior volunteers are contributing their time to help struggling school systems.
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Experts are organising spotters on ferries for signs of 'glow-in-the-dark' jellyfish heading for the coast.
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By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 18--PASCAGOULA -- Sometimes individuals and groups in Jackson County do not have much to give back to volunteers for their long hours and hard work.
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Rescue operations are under way after two ships run aground amid stormy seas
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One of the world&#39;s biggest humanitarian relief efforts came to life yesterday as warships, helicopters, search aircraft, transport planes and refrigerated containers
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec.
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The crew of the International Space Station flew an emergency lifeboat from one docking port to another at the outpost Monday, clearing the way for two spacewalks planned for next year.
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Fishermen draft in the Scottish Government to help fight attempts to cut the time that boats can spend at sea.
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By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 31--Expecting to receive an infusion of money soon, Contra Costa sheriff's deputies are preparing for yet another round of pulling abandoned boats out of the Delta.