GAFIRS search for missing persons in The Solent
A major multi-agency search for possible missing persons in The Solent was launched on Saturday (December 10) after Gosport Independent Lifeboat discovered two...
10 December, 2016
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GAFIRS assist four stricken fishermen
Rescuers were launched to assist four fishermen who were stranded in The Solent when the engine on their fishing boat failed. UK Coastguard paged...
13 November, 2016
GAFIRS assist 36ft boat ablaze in The Solent
Rescuers were tasked to assist the crew of a 36ft motor boat on Sunday after it caught fire in The Solent. UK Coastguard asked...
06 November, 2016
GAFIRS assist two stricken vessels
Rescuers came to the aid of two stranded vessels on Sunday that had got into difficulties in The Solent. Crews from Gosport & Fareham...
31 October, 2016
Woman with head injury airlifted to hospital after GAFIRS rescue
A woman with a head injury was airlifted from Stokes Bay on Sunday after she was evacuated from a sailing vessel by Gosport...
23 October, 2016
GAFIRS trains with Coastguard 104 helicopter
Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) assisted Coastguard 104 rescue helicopter with some vital lifesaving training in The Solent. The rescue helicopter, based...
22 October, 2016
GAFIRS rescue crew of 12 on dismasted yacht
Rescuers came to the aid of a stricken 40-foot yacht on Saturday when it lost its mast while sailing in The Solent. The vessel,...
01 October, 2016
Trio of rescues for Gosport independent lifeboat
Rescuers were launched three times this weekend to assist vessels in distress in The Solent. Lifeboat crews from Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service...
25 September, 2016
GAFIRS launched to assist two vessels in distress
Gosport’s independent lifeboat came to the aid of two stricken vessels in quick succession on Friday night. Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service’s (GAFIRS)...
03 September, 2016