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Crew diverted from training: 19:35pm Whilst out on our routine Wednesday night training session Portsmouth Lifeboat (Norma T) was requested to divert to two people and one dog cut off by the tide on the west winner. The lifeboat made way to the scene and recovered the two people and the dog onto the lifeboat […]

Crew Paged: 12:16pm Portsmouth Lifeboat Crew were requested to launch to assist a 18ft Powerboat which had water in its fuel tank. Portsmouth Lifeboat launched within 8 minutes and made way to the scene. Once on scene a crewmember was put aboard the vessel where they were informed that they had absolutely no power to […]

Crew Paged: 14:44pm Solent Coastguard requested Portsmouth ILB to launch to a submerged tender drifting out of Langstone Harbour. Portsmouth ILB launched 2 minutes later as the crew were already on station, Portsmouth’s D Class (Brian’s Pride) made best speed to the location of the submerged tender to ascertain if there were any signs of […]

Crew Paged: 07:26am Portsmouth Lifeboat was requested to launch by Solent Coastguard to reports of a female in the water, Portsmouth Lifeboat was preparing to launch when the Police had called the coastguard to say that they had recovered the casualty from the water. So with this information being received all units were stood down.

Crew Paged: 11:52am Solent Coastguard requested the D class to launch to reports of 2 people cut off by the tide by Sinah Sands, The D class launched and commenced searching the reported area with nothing found after the initial search, Solent Coastguard received information that the 2 people had made it safely ashore and […]

Crew Paged: 15:48pm Solent Coastguard requested Portsmouth’s D Class (Brian’s Pride) to launch to reports of a person in the water up by the Eastern Road Bridge. The crew launched within a couple of minutes of the pager going off as there were already crew on station. The D Class made best speed up to […]

Crew Paged: 16:26pm Solent Coastguard requested the Atlantic 85 to launch to assist a 21ft yacht in the vicinity of Lee On Solent struggling to make way under the weather restraints. Once on scene the Atlantic 85 established a tow and towed the vessel to Cowes marina. Once safely alongside in Cowes, Solent Coastguard stood […]

Crew Paged: 12:05pm Solent Coastguard requested the Atlantic 85 to launch to a 8 metre Fishing Boat that had broken down by Horse Sands Fort, Once the crew arrived on scene they established a tow with the vessel and towed them back into Langstone Harbour. Once safely alongside Solent Coastguard released the Crew to return […]

Crew Paged: 22:26pm Solent Coastguard requested the Atlantic 85 to launch to assist a 23ft Yacht that had broken tow and required a tow. Once on scene the crew established a tow and towed the vessel into Haslar Marina. Once safely alongside Solent Coastguard stood the crew down to return to station at 00:10am