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...
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...
Gosport Lifeboat picked up a tender after hearing a message to the CG from a vessel near Portsmouth reporting the drifitng vessel. The tender was taken in tow to Portsmouth Harbour to remove it from the Shipping lanes and placed safely on the shoreline. ...
Whilst out training in Portsmouth Harbour on Friday, the crew were tasked to see if they could assist a vessel that had gone aground near Hardway. Unfortunately, when the Lifeboat arrived, there was not enough water around the vessel to be able to tow. A kedge...
GAFIRS Medical Team called to Emergency on land. On Saturday 9th April the Crew from Gosport Lifeboat swapped the sea for a field as they responded to a Medical Emergency on land near the Lifeboat Station. Gosport Lifeboat had been afloat training for less than 30...