GAFIRS Lifeboat crews were today tasked to a 38ft single-handed sailing vessel which had lost power and unable to sail into Portsmouth Harbour. At the time, Gosport Lifeboat was engaged in training within the Harbour when they received the call from HM Coastguard to assist the...
Over the years you have had some unique and fantastic ways of raising funds for us. However, this is a first. Justine Rossiter from Gosport has taken the challenge of putting her talent to task and singing to raise awareness and money for GAFIRS. "I always...
Brave swimmers are being offered the chance to take to the chilly waters of The Solent on New Year’s Day in aid of Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS). Time is now running out for swimmers to register to take part in the annual dip...
Max – a small brindle terrier – was rescued by Coastguard and lifeboat crews on Saturday (July 28) after becoming stranded on an island in the middle of Portsmouth Harbour. The small dog was out for a walk with its owner near Portchester Castle when he...
Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) will be throwing open its doors on July 15 to the public – and inviting its fellow emergency services along for the day too! The event, which starts at 11am, will let members of the public meet GAFIRS frontline...
A jet ski that burst into flames and began to sink and a man who sustained a serious neck injury were assisted by volunteers from a busy lifeboat station this weekend. The first incident occurred around midday on Sunday, June 24, when UK Coastguard tasked Gosport...
Volunteers at an independent lifeboat station were tasked to assist four separate vessels in distress this weekend (June 2-3). Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS), based at Stokes Bay, Gosport, was first mobilised by UK Coastguard at 8.30am on Saturday. A 28ft yacht had broken down...
A woman was airlifted to hospital from a luxury hotel in The Solent after becoming seriously ill. The 35-year-old had been at a party with friends on Spit Bank Fort when she started to drift in and out of consciousness around 10.30pm on Wednesday (May 9). Friends...
A yacht with a suspected fire and another with engine failure kept volunteers at an independent lifeboat station busy this Bank Holiday weekend. Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) was first launched by UK Coastguard on Sunday (May 6) just after 6am to a 32ft...
A 40ft sailing yacht which had suffered engine failure was towed to safety by an independent lifeboat on Tuesday morning (April 24). The vessel, which had two people on board and also had issues with its sails, was at anchor in Stokes Bay, Gosport, when UK...