GAFIRS assist with medical emergency during busy weekend of rescues
Rescuers from an independent lifeboat station were called into action five times in less than 24 hours to assist a host of people...
02 July, 2017
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GAFIRS to host 10th annual emergency services show
Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service will be bringing together emergency crews for a special Blue Light showcase on Sunday, July 16. Representatives from...
24 June, 2017
Two yachts aground assisted by GAFIRS
Two yachts aground in the space of less than 12 hours kept rescuers from an independent lifeboat station busy this weekend. As temperatures soared...
19 June, 2017
Lewmar digs deep for GAFIRS
Local nautical firm Lewmar has dug deep to help out its local independent lifeboat station by donating a new anchor. Gosport & Fareham Inshore...
15 June, 2017
Single-handed sailor assisted by GAFIRS lifeboat
A single-handed sailor who got into trouble on his way back from France to Portsmouth was assisted by rescuers on Friday. The skipper of...
11 June, 2017
GAFIRS assist injured man and pull boat to safety
A stricken motorboat that had been stranded in rolling seas and high winds was pulled to safety by rescuers on Monday. The 34ft powerboat...
06 June, 2017
GAFIRS lifeboat assists sailor with head injury
A 35-year-old sailor who suffered a head injury when his vessel overturned in The Solent was assisted by the crews of an independent...
04 June, 2017
Lifeboat tows drifting RIB from shipping channel
Rescuers were called to assist a RIB which had lost power and was dangerously adrift in a shipping channel on Saturday morning. The vessel,...
03 June, 2017
Mayday vessel pulled to safety by GAFIRS
Rescuers rushed to a stricken yacht when it issued a mayday distress call yesterday as it was dangerously drifting towards the shoreline. The vessel...
28 May, 2017