RNLI South east and london news

Cowes Lifeboat Averts Shipping Lane Emergency

George Chastney

A crippled motor-cruiser in danger of drifting into a shipping lane at the entrance of Southampton Water was towed to safety by Cowes RNLI lifeboat yesterday (Thursday) evening.

The motor-cruiser, a 32 foot Grand Banks class with four people on board, had lost engine power off Bramble Bank...

Fundraiser to walk from Dover to Lands End for RNLI Lifeguards

Martin Collins

Keen walker Sara Lyons (46) from Cornwall will set off from Dover on 2nd April to walk the coastal path to Lands End. Her aim is to raise money for two charities that are very important to her: Lifeworks SurfABLE and the RNLI Lifeguards...

Cowes Lifeboat Rescues Stranded Fishermen

George Chastney

Three fishermen whose boat was crippled by its own anchor rope were literally hauled out of their predicament in a wind-swept Solent by Cowes RNLI lifeboat today (Wednesday 10 March).
The emergency began just before 1:00pm when the fishermen radioed that their anchor rope had become wrapped around one of the two propellers of their 32 foot motor-cruiser Arco Bellina off Thorness...

Poppy thanks RNLI Newhaven lifeboat crew

Pat Johns

Poppy the springer spaniel, who recently survived a fall from the cliffs east of Newhaven, returned to RNLI Newhaven with her owners and family to say thank you.
Kelly Ixer and Ben Markwick, with baby Henry, returned to the RNLI lifeboat station at Newhaven yesterday to say thank you to the lifeboat crew that responded to the emergency call made after their Springer spaniel “Poppy” chased a seagull over the cliffs recently...

Lymington RNLI lifeboat called to blaze in marina

Marion Nuding

Lymington RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew, as well as the fire service, were called out in the early hours of Tuesday morning to put out a spreading boat fire.
Solent Coastguard requested the launch at 5...

Poppy (cliff fall dog) is returning to Newhaven to meet lifeboat crew

Pat Johns

Poppy, the three-year-old Springer spaniel that recently survived a 300 feet fall from the cliffs near Newhaven, is returning to the lifeboat station to meet the crew.
Poppy and her owners Kelly Ixer and Ben Markwick are taking Poppy to the Newhaven lifeboat station on West Quay on Sunday 7 March to meet the lifeboat crew that rescued her from under the cliffs...

Person stuck in the mud at Rye Harbour Entrance

Steve Tollett

Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat, B727 Commander and Mrs Rodney Wells launched on service last night (Monday, 1 March) at 8pm to a person stuck in mud at Rye Harbour entrance. The alarm was raised by the person stuck in the mud, when they phoned Dover Coastguard on their mobile telephone...

Inner-city primary school children to receive vital beach safety advice from RNLI lifeguards

Laura Fennimore

Primary schools in London, Birmingham and Coventry are being visited by Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeguards over the next two months as the charity’s expert lifesavers offer essential beach safety advice to the children, helping them stay free from danger when visiting the beach during the summer.
The RNLI’s Beach to City project aims to equip inner-city school children – who are often less familiar with the dangers of the coast – with the right knowledge and skills to spot beach hazards and know how to keep themselves safe...

RNLI Portsmouth Lifeboat Launched to Assist Dismasted Yacht

John Feltham

RNLI Portsmouth lifeboat was launched to assist a dismasted yacht after strong tidal currents carried the vessel out of Langstone Harbour on Saturday 27th February.
Eastney based Atlantic 75, CSMA-Frizzell, was launched at 2...

Her Majesty The Queen enjoys a visit to the RNLI's busiest lifeboat station on the Thames

Tim Ash

Her Majesty The Queen visited Tower RNLI lifeboat station in London today, to meet lifeboat crew members whose mission is to save lives on the tidal reaches of the River Thames.
The Queen visited the lifeboat station on Victoria Embankment as part of a visit to the City of London, where she met behind-the-scenes workers integral to keeping the City functioning...