RNLI Rescues news

Lifeboat Launches to Fishing Boat

Paul Parton

Blackpool RNLI Lifeboat Bickerstaffe was launched after receiving a call that a fishing boat had broken down about a mile out to sea off the Pleasure Beach and was asking for immediate help.

Just before 8am on Sunday 5 February, the lifeboat was launched, with a crew of three, to go to the aid of three men in their fishing vessel with a broken down engine...

West Kirby RNLI volunteers save two men from rising tide

Ed Rowland

West Kirby RNLI volunteers saved the lives of two men who got disorientated in thick fog while walking a dog at Hilbre Island, Wirral, late yesterday afternoon (Monday 6 February).

The men were lost for around three hours as the tide was coming in and when they were discovered by the RNLI crew, were up to their necks in water...

Manx lifeboats help RNLI clock up record breaking year

Danielle Rush

The latest figures from the RNLI charity reveal that lifeboat crews across the West Division (Wales & Isle of Man) spent 7,228 hours responding to emergency incidents in 2011 – the most ever. The figure has been gradually increasing since RNLI started calculating how long crew spent on service in 2007...

RNLI statistics for Northern Ireland lifeboats and lifeguards show 373 calls answered in 2011

Niamh Stephenson

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats in Northern Ireland launch 259 times to a variety of callouts. 201 people were rescued over the course of the year by volunteer lifeboat crews who spent over 1,726 hours at sea, while the newly introduced RNLI beach lifeguards on the North coast recorded 114 incidents and helped 123 people...

RNLI launch and rescue statistics for Irish lifeboats show almost 1,000 calls for help in 2011

Niamh Stephenson

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats in Ireland launch 980 times to a varitety of callouts. 905 people were rescued over the course of the year by volunteer lifeboat crews who spent over 9,826 hours on service at sea...

Over half of RNLI lifeboat launches in 2011 to leisure boaters

Isla Reynolds

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats launch 8,905 times around the coast of the UK and Ireland, rescuing 7,976 people. Last year was the second busiest for launches according to RNLI records...

Fishguard lifeboat launches to scalloping boat

Peter Kedward

The scalloping season has drawn a large number of fishing boats from all over the British Isles to the waters off Fishguard and the resultant breakdowns at sea have seen the Fishguard RNLI called into service on a number of occasions so far this year.
The Coastguard was contacted by the 16-metre scalloper Scarlett Lou shortly before 6am on Friday 3 February after suffering a complete steering failure due to an hydraulic hose bursting...

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...

Howth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew aid fishing vessel in trouble with seven onboard

Niamh Stephenson

Volunteer lifeboat crew with Howth RNLI spent over ten hours on Saturday (4 February 2012) assisting a 17 metre fishing tralwer, with seven crew onboard, 36 miles north east of Howth, which was rapidly taking on water.
Howth RNLI were requested to launch their all weather lifeboat to the fishing vessel at 1...

Ramsgate RNLI save sinking fishing boat

John Ray

Ramsgate RNLI’s all weather lifeboat, the 14m. Trent class Esme Anderson, launched at 11...