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Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat assists stricken yacht
In the morning of Saturday 11 May the Yarmouth all-weather lifeboat The Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) was called to assist the 42ft yacht Neroli in strong winds 3 miles west of the Needles rocks.
The Neroli, which was on passage to Poole, was in difficulty and unable...
Exhausted Wind-Surfer Plucked from Choppy Solent
The RNLI’s life-saving role was really put to the test in a choppy Solent on friday (10th May) when Cowes lifeboat rescued a wind-surfer after an intensive 45 minute search.
Solent Coastguards were alerted to the emergency just before 1 pm when a windsurfer on the...
Public Open Day for Cowes RNLI Station
A chance for the public to tour the RNLI’s lifeboat station at Cowes, and view the Atlantic 85 lifeboat ‘Sheena Louise’, is being given on the morning of Bank Holiday Monday.
The station, opened by Her Majesty the Queen last July, will be welcoming all-comers...
Praise for Fund-Raising Efforts of Cowes RNLI Guild
Anna Morgan-Crockett.
The significant role played by members of the RNLI’s Cowes Guild in responding to the appeal for the town’s new lifeboat station was underlined at the guild’s annual meeting.
Anna Morgan-Crockett, guild chairman, declared, “I...
Easter Eggs Aplenty at Cowes RNLI Lifeboat Station
Young children sample what it is like aboard the Cowes lifeboat.
Children and parents flocked to Cowes RNLI lifeboat station on Good Friday to take up an invitation to tour the station and take part in a special egg-scavenger hunt.
Station members were on hand during the...
RNLI awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering Award 2012. Today’s announcement from the Cabinet Office has given the charity the opportunity to thank all its volunteers for all their hard work and...
Young Max Steers a Course to Cowes Lifeboat Success
Nineteen year old Max Rimington becomes one of the youngest helms with the RNLI, having just qualified at the Cowes lifeboat station.
“It’s a rare honour for someone at such a young age,” said the institution’s divisional inspector for the east region,...
High Sheriff Launches Forth with Cowes Lifeboat
The Island’s high sheriff, Nick Hayward, now knows what it is like to be aboard Cowes lifeboat as it is launched from the RNLI’s new local station.
After donning a dry suit and helmet he joined three of the station’s crew as the Atlantic 85, Sheena Louise,...
