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160-year-old sailing vessel towed to safety by Sheerness RNLI Lifeboat

The Sheerness Trent Class Lifeboat alongside its mooring in Sheerness docks.

Rescue

Wednesday 18 September 2019

160-year-old sailing vessel towed to safety by Sheerness RNLI Lifeboat

Padstow RNLI lifeboat crew launch to kayaker in difficulty

View from Butterhole clifftop of kayakers on beach

Sea safety

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Padstow RNLI lifeboat crew launch to kayaker in difficulty

St Davids RNLI called to assist two kayakers in difficulty

Rescue

Tuesday 17 September 2019

St Davids RNLI called to assist two kayakers in difficulty

Beaumaris lifeboat is launched to a dinghy with no visible occupant aboard.

Lifeboats

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Beaumaris lifeboat is launched to a dinghy with no visible occupant aboard.

RNLI Rye Harbour supports Rye Community Fire Station Open Day

Events

Tuesday 17 September 2019

RNLI Rye Harbour supports Rye Community Fire Station Open Day

Emergency services join forces to offer waterside responder training

Volunteers undergo training in using a potentially lifesvaing throw bag.

Crew training

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Emergency services join forces to offer waterside responder training

RNLI Swim Safe sessions in Fermanagh hailed a great success

The first Swim Safe Session held at the Share Centre, county Fermanagh

Sea safety

Tuesday 17 September 2019

RNLI Swim Safe sessions in Fermanagh hailed a great success

Newcastle RNLI pays tribute to long-serving lifeboat volunteer on his passing

People

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Newcastle RNLI pays tribute to long-serving lifeboat volunteer on his passing

Wind farm boat towed to safety by Hoylake RNLI lifeboat after mechanical failure

Lifeboats

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Wind farm boat towed to safety by Hoylake RNLI lifeboat after mechanical failure

Fraserburgh Go Pro Training 190718 at Rosehearty

Go Pro Training 190718

The first RNLI Fraserburgh crew member to try out the helmet mounted Go Pro video camera on an exercise was Mark Hadden on the 18th of July 2019.

Two days ahead of our attendance at the Rosehearty Harbour Fun Day we had a look around the area with Mark, Grant Duthie and Owen Brandie taking the XP boat into the old harbour.

It was a good test for the Go Pro camera which came into its own with heavy rain at times making it impossible to use a normal camera. The robust waterproof Go Pro coped exceedingly well with conditions with excellent picture and sound quality, enabling the viewer to get right in close and engage with the action.

The Go Pro coped equally well with the surrounding seascape capturing the dramatic rain filled skies and showing just how localised the showers can be in almost cinema like quality.

Although we were pleased with how the camera had worked the weather wasn’t looking too promising for the fun day at Rosehearty Harbour just over 36 hours away.

However the weather significantly improved and it remained dry the whole day at the fun day and everyone had a great time.

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Tuesday 17 September 2019

Fraserburgh Go Pro Training 190718 at Rosehearty

Wind farm boat towed to safety by Hoylake RNLI lifeboat after mechanical failure

CONSENT GIVEN The Hoylake RNLI lifeboat was requested to launch by the UK Coastguard at 8.26pm on Monday 16 September after a wind farm crew transfer boat with seven people on board suffered mechanical difficulties and was drifting in the Burbo Wind Farm.

Video

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Wind farm boat towed to safety by Hoylake RNLI lifeboat after mechanical failure

Crossing Loch Ness in bad weather

Video

Tuesday 17 September 2019

Crossing Loch Ness in bad weather

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