GAFIRS pull boat adrift in shipping lane to safety
Rescuers were launched by UK Coastguard on Tuesday lunchtime to assist a 10-metre cabin cruiser dangerously adrift near Portsmouth. The pleasure craft, which had...
21 March, 2017
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GAFIRS lifeboats called into action twice in one night
Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service's two lifeboats were called into action on Monday evening twice by UK Coastguard. The volunteer crews were paged...
14 March, 2017
Fishing vessel towed to safety by GAFIRS
A small fishing boat that was drifting towards the main shipping channel on the approaches to Portsmouth Harbour was pulled to safety by...
20 February, 2017
Specialist stretcher training puts GAFIRS through their paces
In a pitch black, smoke-filled tunnel, Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service’s volunteer crew learned how to use a vital piece of lifesaving...
18 February, 2017
GAFIRS assist broken RIB and three dinghies
Rescuers were called out by UK Coastguard on Wednesday afternoon to a safety boat in trouble just outside Portsmouth Harbour. Volunteer crews from Gosport...
15 February, 2017
Yacht aground towed to safety by GAFIRS
A single manned yacht that had run aground outside Portsmouth Harbour was pulled to safety on Friday night by a volunteer lifeboat crew. The...
29 January, 2017
GAFIRS rescue teenage sailor with head injury
A 17-year-old boy who had fallen out of a capsized dinghy and hit his head was saved by rescuers on Saturday. Volunteer lifeboat crews...
15 January, 2017
Hundreds take chilly swim in The Solent for charity
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, Where’s Wally, a caveman, a Christmas Pudding and countless jockeys joined more than 500 other swimmers taking a chilly...
01 January, 2017
Last call for entries for New Year’s Day Swim
A last call for entries for a chilly New Year’s Day dip in The Solent has been issued by Gosport & Fareham Inshore...
27 December, 2016