RNLI South east and london news

Shoreham's inshore lifeboat recovers two youths on jet-bike

Dave Cassan

Shoreham’s inshore lifeboat crew were called on once again early Tuesday evening, this time in response to 999 calls from members of the public, concerned over a blue and white jet-bike, with two people on board, adrift off Southwick.

The lifeboats crew quickly located the bike, with its two teenage occupants, wallowing in slight seas, around 300 metres south of the grain silos, Southwick, the craft suffering from fuel problems...

Selsey lifeboat assist 18 foot angling boat

Dave Fotheringham

On Tuesday 30th June Solent Coastguard requested the launch of Selsey inshore lifeboat “Betty and Thomas Moore” to assist a local fishing vessel.

The inshore lifeboat launched at 12...

Summer Rescues for the Littlehampton RNLI

Emma White

It was a busy day for Littlehampton Lifeboats who attended 3 shouts in one day, bringing their total call outs this year up to a massive 46.

After a 999 call to the coastguard the crew launched their Atlantic 75 ‘Blue Peter 1’ at approximately 10...

Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat launches to the angling boat 'Anya' 6.5 miles south east of Rye Harbour

Steve

Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat B727 'Commander and Mrs Rodney Wells' launched on service at 5.14 pm to the angling boat 'Anya' which had broken down six and a half miles south east of Rye Harbour entrance...

Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat launches to the aid of broken down jet ski

Steve

Rye harbour RNLI Lifeboat B727 'Commander and Mrs Rodney Wells' launched on service at 3.23 pm today (28 June) to a broken down jet ski with two occupants a quarter of a mile east of Rye Harbour entrance off Camber Sands...

RNLI Portsmouth lifeboats rescue six trapped by rising tide

John Feltham

RNLI Portsmouth lifeboats were launched at 2.43am on Saturday (27th June) to assist six teenagers trapped by the rising tide near Hayling Bridge, Langstone Harbour...

RNLI Dungeness lifeboat volunteers help rescue plane crash pilot in English Channel

Katie Wilton

The volunteer crew of Dungeness Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) – the charity that saves lives at sea – all-weather lifeboat launched at approximately 1455 hours this afternoon (Sunday 28 June 2009) to go to the aid of an air-craft pilot whose plane had crashed into the English Channel.
The pilot of the plane ditched his small aircraft into the sea approximately four miles south west of Dungeness Point...

Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat launches to six people cut off by the tide

Steve

Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat B727 'Commander and Mrs Rodney Wells' launched at 5.05 pm, just five minutes after returning to station following two earlier shouts...

Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat launches to yacht with a broken mast

Steve

Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat B727 'Commander and Mrs Rodney Wells' launched on service at 3.19 pm today (27 June) at the request of Dover Coastguard...

Great Grandmother, Penny, undertakes coastal walk to raise funds for the RNLI

Steve

Whilst on a world cruise aboard the 'Black Watch', Penny Pennison-Camus attended a lecture about the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and was so deeply moved by the work carried out by the RNLI and the thousands of people saved each year; she decided to undertake a 200 mile sponsored walk to raise money for the RNLI.
Penny paid a visit to Rye Harbour RNLI Lifeboat station today (26 June) at 7 pm...