East and south east news
Ramsgate crew save sinking fishing boat
09/02/2012
By: John Ray
Ramsgate’s all-weather lifeboat, the 14m Trent class Esme Anderson, launched at 11.12pm on Saturday 4 February to assist a sinking fishing boat.
Double royal appointment for Eastbourne
07/02/2012
By: Emma Johnston
A new £2.7M lifeboat to be named Diamond Jubilee in honour of the RNLI's Patron will be part of the Thames Pageant flotilla in June
2011 second-busiest year for RNLI lifeboats
07/02/2012
By: Roselyne Crowther
2011 saw RNLI lifeboats launch 8,905 times around the coasts of the UK and Ireland, rescuing 7,976 people.
'Suds'essful SOS Day for Hastings
03/02/2012
By: Clive Mayhew
Volunteers at Hastings RNLI lifeboat station are bubbling with joy following their latest squeaky clean fundraising day.
Swan too many anglers in Littlehampton
01/02/2012
By: Tim Ash
The volunteer lifeboat crew assisted an injured bird at the weekend
