RNLI South east and london news

Double royal appointment for new RNLI lifeboat, Diamond Jubilee

Emma Johnston

Eastbourne RNLI Lifeboat Station’s new £2.7 million Tamar lifeboat – which will be named Diamond Jubilee in honour of RNLI Patron, Her Majesty The Queen – took to the water for the very first time yesterday (Monday 6 February); 60 years to the day that The Queen ascended to throne...

River Thames RNLI lifeboat station crews carry out 919 launches in 2011

Tim Ash

Crew members at the four RNLI lifeboat stations on the River Thames launched their lifeboats a total of 919 times in 2011, assisting a total of 245 people.
Collectively, crews from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution stations at Teddington, Chiswick, Tower (Waterloo Bridge) and Gravesend spent an impressive 2,022 hours on the water after being called out on a variety of rescue missions...

Gravesend RNLI lifeboat station crew carry out 117 launches in 2011

Tim Ash

Crew members at Gravesend RNLI on the River Thames launched their lifeboat a total of 117 times in 2011, assisting a total of 42 people.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution station, based in Royal Pier Road, was the sixth busiest lifeboat station across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, according to the charity’s annual statistics...

Eastbourne RNLI lifeboat station crew one of the busiest in 2011

Tim Ash

Crew members at Eastbourne RNLI lifeboat station launched their lifeboats a total of 128 times in 2011, making them one of the busiest in the whole of the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Of the 235 Royal National Lifeboat Institution stations across the charity, Eastbourne, in East Sussex, was the fourth busiest lifeboat station, according to statistics released today (Tuesday)...

South east coast lifeboat station crews carry out almost 1,000 launches in 2011

Tim Ash

Crew members at lifeboat stations around the coast of Sussex and Hampshire launched their lifeboats a total of 990 times in 2011, assisting a total of 1,054 people.
Of the 15 Royal National Lifeboat Institution stations across the two counties, Eastbourne, in East Sussex, was the fourth busiest lifeboat station across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, according to the charity’s annual statistics...

Calshot RNLI all-weather lifeboat called from exercise to assist disabled motor cruiser

Tim Woodcock

Calshot RNLI all-weather lifeboat Alexander Coutanche was diverted from a routine exercise at 1.45pm to aid a 47 foot motor cruiser, which had suffered engine failure near Egypt Point on the Isle of Wight...

Mayor joins Eastbourne new lifeboat appeal

Bob Jeffery

Councillor Mrs Carolyn Heaps, Mayor of Eastbourne and long term supporter of Eastbourne RNLI lifeboats, joined forces with some of the crew at the Arndale Centre this week to help collect funds for the town’s new lifeboat.
Councillor Heaps launched herself upon the public armed with a collection bucket in support of Eastbourne’s new lifeboat appeal...

Night search for Lymington RNLI

Peter Mills

Shortly after 8.15pm on Wednesday (2 February), Falmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received an automatic emergency signal from a westcountry-based fishing vessel, Blue Pointer 2, indicating its position as within the environs of the Lymington River...

Newhaven lifeboat called out twice in three days

Alan Novis

Volunteers from Newhaven’s RNLI lifeboat station were called out to two vessels, which both suffered engine problems on two different days.
The first incident was on Sunday 29 January when the volunteer lifeboat crew were tasked at 12...

Kite-surfer rescued thanks to quick-thinking Hunstanton RNLI volunteer

Geoff Needham

Hunstanton RNLI lifeboat crew rescued a kite-surfer after the station’s volunteer lifeboat press officer spotted a kite drifting out to sea off Hunstanton at 3.22pm on Wednesday 1 February...