GAFIRS has attended 135 incidents in 2022 – its busiest for 12 yearsAs the weather hotted up, rescues increased in third busiest year everLifeboat station will hold its annual New Year’s Day Swim tomorrow at midday Volunteer lifeboat crews have experienced their busiest year of rescues...
Busy Weekend leads to warning from Lifeboat Crews Last Weekend saw Volunteer crews from Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service respond to 5 calls in just 24 hours, comprising of 2 Medical incidents, 1 sinking, 1 vessel on fire and 1 unattended drifting vessel. The first call...
Gosport Lifeboat crews have had the busiest start to a month ever with 22 incidents recorded so far in July. In the first two weeks of the month, Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) has launched its lifeboats to a huge number of incidents across...
A huge thank you to everyone that came along to our Open Day and made it such a success. Services that attended included: Ramora Bomb Disposal South Central Ambulance Service Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service Hampshire Police Plus all our Lifeboats and vehicles out on display There were...
At 15.22 today, Gosport Lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard to attend a vessel outside Portsmouth Harbour that had declared a Mayday after the skipper had seen flames on board. Our volunteer crew were training in Haslar Marina, when they heard the call for help issued...
The search is on for two lost teddies that were swept away in Portsmouth Harbour after a boat capzied and threw its crew into the water. A man, woman and girl – aged 10 – were thrown into the sea when their dinghy rolled over near...
Lifeboat tasked after children on paddle boards get into difficulty Gosport lifeboat was tasked to assist two children in difficulty on paddle boards in Tipner Lake today (April 23). The children - one 11 and one 16 - had drifted in high winds away from their parents...
At 9.43am on Friday Gosport Lifeboat was tasked to asisst a 31ft sailing vessel with a broken rudder off Ryde. The crew rigged a tow and the vessel was taken to Gosport Marina where they were met by Hill Head Coastguard Rescue Team. Just as the...
Two children have been rescued from the Solent after drifting away from a vessel they were swimming from. At 5.08pm on Sunday, members of the Hill Head Coastguard Rescue Team were visiting Gosport Lifeboat station when they witnessed an incident unfolding not far from the launching...
On Saturday afternoon, whilst out training, our shore team came aross a member of public needing medical assistance in Lee On The Solent. Our Lifeboat, which was nearby, dropped off crew members with additional medical equipment and assisted until an Ambulance arrived. Shortly afterwards, the...