Monday, 05 May 2008 07:25
The Solent is the busiest recreational waterway in the world and as such, demands dedicated well trained lifeboat crews to assist the many people that find themselves in distress within its 160sq miles.
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With hilltop views from Lepe country park, Solent Rescue covers 20% of the this area, from the Lepe foreshore to Hurst castle and is the only independent lifeboat in the western Solent.
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Solent Rescue were established in 1971 initially as a beach rescue unit operated by auxiliary coastguards. Solent Rescue has since then developed into a fully operational independent lifeboat station, which operates under the direct control of HM Coastguard and is responsible for approximately 33 square miles of the central and western Solent.
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