CULLERCOATS LIFEBOAT STATION: Hit by burglaries

Just seen on the late N.E. news that Cullercoats staion has been targetted by vandalism and thefts.
Brian Reeds was interviewed and said that over the past 6 months or so, there have been 3 break-ins at the station where equipment and cash have been stolen. The resulting damage to the building has cost more to put right then the replacing of the gear and the money.


Brian Reeds

Sad to say that because of these morons, money which has been donated to the RNLI to help save lives at sea has had to be spent on repairs and increased security.


[Edited on 23/11/2005 by TC]

[BriH]

Wonder how the Tw@s would react if they needed the RNLI

and what would they need the equipment that they nicked for - hardly day to day electricals ,i woudnt have thought anyway. :casstet: :casstet:

[sless]

take them 12 miles out and drop the b\'stards off
mindless thugs

Probably the same types who start fires, call out the fire brigade, then use them as target practice with bottles & bricks :casstet: :casstet:

......And people try to give us anglers a bad name :exclam:

[Edited on 22/11/2005 by TC]

[sless]

your right there tc

Just to put some costs into perspective, I\'ve been doing some sums:

In only a few short years, NESA has raised £7,035 for the RNLI.
That figure is fantastic on its\' own, but when you understand just what that money is enough to provide, it\'s a STAGGERING amount.

To kit out each member of a lifeboat crew costs £440.

The largest of the RNLI boats is the Severn class (Tynemouth has a Severn class boat) and it has 6 crew. The money NESA has raised is enough to kit out the crew of TWO AND A HALF Severn class boats.......that\'s 2.5 lifeboat stations

The Atlantic 75 boats have a crew of 3. The money NESA has raised is enough to kit out the crew of over 5 Atlantic 75s......that\'s over 5 lifeboat stations.

The total amount of money NESA has raised would only go part way TOWARDS the costs of the vandalism and stolen items from Cullercoats. ........sobering thought !




[Edited on 23/11/2005 by TC]

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

My god , this really winds me up ,as Sless says give them a lift offshore and drop the muppets off.

[gazzawill]

they have no respect or thought of what them lads and lassies do when they might need help the rnli could be gone iff the equipment ect keeps geting nicked i aggre give them a 10 mile trip out to see little tw@ts