It's been a busy weekend for the crews with 3 incidents in the last 2 days. On Saturday, whilst out on patrol, the crew picked up a broken down vessel in Portsmouth Harbour and towed them back to Town Quay for repairs to be carried...
At 5.30pm on Saturday 24th April Gosport Lifeboat was tasked as part of a multi agency response to a casualty in the water off Southsea. The crew launched within 6 minutes of the call and were on scene just 4 minutes later. With the Coastguard...
Gosport Lifeboat was tasked to assist three children in the water in Ryde Harbour today (Sunday, Nov 29). The youngsters had got into trouble after a 10-year-old boy fell into the water and two friends followed him in to assist. Gosport independent lifeboat, based at Stokes Bay,...
Just before 6pm yesterday, lifeboat crews from Gosport and Hamble scrambled to a boat which was taking-on water and sinking rapidly between the Solent Forts and Ryde. The Lifeboat Crew from GAFIRS (Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service) based at Stokes Bay, were on scene...
Lifeboat Crews from Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) are urging the public to take extra precautions after they saw a record 19 incidents in 12 days, many of which were to serious incidents in which three lives were saved. This comes after the UK's Coastguard also issue...
Whilst on routine patrol and engaging in local area familiarisation training, Gosport Lifeboat (based at GAFIRS Lifeboat Station in Stokes Bay) overheard a MAYDAY RELAY broadcast reporting a two-boat collision close to its location, just inside the entrance to Langstone Harbour. GAFIRS proceeded on the request of HM Coastguard...
Gosport Inshore Lifeboat was tasked today to assist a 21ft vessel that had broken down and was drifting dangerously towards hard ground in Portsmouth Harbour. The yacht, which had one person on board who was cold and without proper safety equipment, had broken down in Bombketch...
Heatwave prompts warning from across lifeboat and emergency services as several people are rescued and GAFIRS are called out 4 times in 24 hours. Emergency services and lifeboat crews have seen a surge in callouts as people find themselves in distress whilst enjoying the coastline in...
At 13:00 on Sunday, Gosport Lifeboat received a request from Solent Coastguard to assist a vessel which had broken down and was drifting off Horse Sands Fort. As the two persons on board were safe and well. At the time, one of our Trainee Coxswains James...
The team from Gosport Lifeboat were tasked today by UK Coastguard to assist a vessel which had declared a PAN PAN urgent call for assistance after one of their crew had been struck on the head by the boom of their vessel. As a result, the...