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...
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...