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The crew is made up of volunteers from all walks of life, with varying jobs, skills and different levels of marine experience. Such a busy station demands great dedication and commitment from the crew, both in their work and personal lives. Their continued commitment enable...
A call for help can be raised by several means. The main two forms are to contact HM Coastguard on Ch16 via a pan-pan or mayday, or to dial 999 and request the Coastguard. They in turn will decide which of the resources available to them will be most effective for the incident.
In the event that...
B Class - Atlantic 85
Name: Norma T Boat No.: B-846 Service Start: 23 October 2010
The Atlantic 85 lifeboats serve the shores of the Ireland and the UK and are known as inshore lifeboats (ILBs). The Atlantic 85 is the third generation Rigid Inflatabl...
1886
The RNLI’s first Lifeboat Station on Portsea Island, the 'Southsea Lifeboat Station', was completed in 1886, 62 years after the founding of the RNLI in 1824, after the need for an additional lifeboat in the Solent area was identified by the committees of Bembridge and Ha...
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  Situated in the City of Portsmouth, England, the lifeboat station is located at Eastney Point, at the entrance to Langstone Harbour. View Map
Portsmouth is the RNLI’s 10th busiest lifeboat station with around 100 launches a year.
The station is entirely managed and operated by volunteers. The crew are on a paging system providing standby cover 24 hours a day 365 days a year and will man the lifeboats when requested by HM Coastguard via the pagers (yes, we have been called out on Christmas Day too!).
A lifeboat station was first established in Portsmouth in 1886, located on Southsea seafront, and the fine tradition of our past lifeboatmen continues to be upheld by our present lifeboat crews at Eastney Point.
To find out more about the history of the station click here.
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Latest Shout
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Person In Water
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Friday 20th January - 20.36 |
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Portsmouth Tide Times
Sat 28 Jan 02:06 4.55m H
07:29 1.07m L
14:14 4.38m H
19:46 1.05m L
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