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...
Last Sunday, whilst out training, Gosport Lifeboat was tasked to a vessel aground and at risk of becoming stuck on Southsea Beach. Making best speed from the Harbour, the Lifeboat was on scene within 12 minutes and after conducting a damage assessment towed the vessel...
A huge thank you to our crews, who responded to 3 incidents back to back last night and spent over 5.5 hours on the water. At 9.02pm, Gosport LIfeboat was paged as part of a search in the North of Portsmouth Harbour. After more than 3...
At 2.09pm yesterday, Gosport Lifeboat was paged to assist a dingy in Stokes Bay with rudder failure, stopping the skipper from righting his boat. Our crew took the vessel in tow back to Stokes Bay Sailing Club, where it could be recovered and reapairs made....
Were you watching BBC South Evening News tonight? They told the amazing story of Saturday Night's incident and the hero Dog Poppy who raised the alarm of someone in the water, leading to him being rescued. Watch the full report here. Image taken from the...
Dog sounds the alarm to man struggling in the sea A man is lucky to be alive thanks to a dog that alerted its owner to a man struggling in the water. At around 8pm on Saturday night a man fell from a tender at Royal Clarence...
At 11.22pm on Wednesday the crew were paged as part of a multi agency response to an incident in Fareham. With other agencies arriving on scene, it was established that thankfully a water rescue was not required and the lifeboat was stood down. ...
At 4.31pm today, we were paged to assist a vessel on fire in the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, after a MAYDAY was issued asking for help. Thankfully a Police vessel was nearby and was able to offer assistance quickly so the crew were stood down...