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Sunday 24th June 2007: Cullercoats harbour is the venue for one of the largest gatherings of Coastal Rescue Emergency Services ever put together. The units joined a group photograph to demonstrate the unity and team work between the different emergency services and also to show members of the public what resources are at hand should you require rescuing.

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Maritime rescue agencies pose for a unique  photograph

The Units involved in the photograph were:

RNLI - Tynemouth all weather & inshore lifeboats, Cullercoats Atlantic 85 lifeboat.
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
HM Coastguard - Blyth Coastguard Rescue Team
North Tyneside Council Lifeguards
North Sea Volunteer Lifeguards
Red Seal Rescue
Northumbria Police Unit and Northumbria Police Patrol Craft
Tyne and Wear Fire & Rescue Service
North East Ambulance Service
A Flight 202sqn RAF Boulmer - Sea King helicopter

Royal National Lifeboat Institution - A charity registered in England, Scotland & the Republic of Ireland.  Images and content copyright © Adrian Don / Tynemouth Lifeboat / RNLI 2006 Ireland . Images and content copyright © Adrian Don / Tynemouth Lifeboat / RNLI 2008