Four people were pulled from the water after their 15ft vessel sunk off Southsea. The vessel – a small ‘dory’ style boat – was swamped by a large wave and immediately sunk half a mile from South Parade Pier around 2.45pm on Bank Holiday Monday. All four people were...
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,...
Since the start of the lockdown and the most restrictive measures in a generation, charities across the country have adapted to how they both serve their communities and also find new ways to keep themselves afloat. As reported previously, for the duration of the national lockdown and the six weeks...
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...
Local lifeboat crews have hung up their lifejackets and taken to the streets to help those in their time of need. Over the last five weeks, volunteers from Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS) have been working to provide a COVID-19 Community Response Service...
We are saddened to hear of the death of Stephen Dawson. Steve was a long-standing member of GAFIRS, supporting its functions from ashore, including time on the leadership team. He recently retired from the Service to focus on his career as a frontline Paramedic in Portsmouth. He sadly died...
The health and wellbeing of our volunteer rescuers is our principal mission. To minimise the risk of ill health to our crews, we have taken the decision to enter a period of hibernation and will not be attending any public visits or sea safety talks....