RNLI rescue statistics released this week reveal the charity's volunteers were in great demand in 2012. As downpours brought misery across the country, people still flocked to the coast, meaning a busy time for the local rescue services. In West Wales, the seven RNLI lifeboat stations launched 254 times and rescued 191 people - spending 2,746 hours at sea. Angle was the busiest all-weather RNLI lifeboat in Wales, with 34 launches during 2012; the station also rescued more people than any other of the west Wales stations. See inside for a full report from the RNLI.