Lifeboat news


Two boats run into trouble

THE lifeboat was called out yesterday afternoon when a Portsmouth-registered yacht ran into trouble six miles off St Martin’s Point.


Fishing boat towed in after gear fouls prop

NEARLY being blown on to rocks is not an experience that fisherman James Renier wants to repeat.


MBE is ‘well deserved for selfless coxswain’

LIFEBOAT coxswain Anthony ‘Buz’ White received an MBE for his services to maritime charities from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace yesterday.


Alderney lifeboat rescues crew from burning vessel

FIVE people were rescued by Alderney’s lifeboat after their motor cruiser caught fire seven miles north of the island.


Lifeboat crew hailed as community heroes

LIFEBOAT crew members act as heroes for the local community, the harbour master has said.


French yachtsman believed missing

A FRENCH sailor is missing, presumed dead, after a boat was discovered adrift near Pleinmont.


Maritime community mourns for John Petit

TRIBUTES have been paid to the ‘irreplaceable’ former lifeboat coxswain and harbour master Captain John Petit, who died on Wednesday.


French fishermen rescued off Alderney

FIVE French fishermen were rescued of Alderney early this morning.


Lifeboat back with new props

THE St Peter Port lifeboat’s new five-bladed propellers will give a smoother ride to its crew and those they rescue.


RNLI’s newest lifeboat calls in on shakedown

THE RNLI’s latest lifeboat was in Guernsey for an overnight stop yesterday.

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