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St Peter Port Lifeboat - Guernsey

Welcome to the friends of the St Peter Port lifeboat website.

Please visit https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/st-peter-port-lifeboat-station for the official website

The Guernsey lifeboat station is one of only four in the Channel Islands. Operating for over 200 years, the crews of the Guernsey lifeboats have been honoured with several awards for gallantry.

Spirit of Guernsey at speed – photo by Tony Rive

The Station has seen a variety of lifeboats over the years and the current lifeboat is the Severn class ‘Spirit of Guernsey’. The Island has always been proud to support the Lifeboat Station and crews; in 1973 a special appeal raised a considerable sum towards the cost of the Arun Class “Sir William Arnold”.

Twenty years later an appeal was launched to raise £1 million to support the building of “Spirit of Guernsey”. Thanks to the generosity of friends in Guernsey, Sark, Herm and further afield, the target was achieved within one year. The RNLI relies entirely on voluntary donations.

Following a six-month training and familiarisation period, July 2019 saw the introduction of a ‘B’ Class Atlantic 85 Inshore Rescue lifeboat – the Elizabeth and Margaret Milligan (B-889) on a two-year trial for evaluation.

Picture by Brian Green

Long Service Medals for St Peter Port lifeboat crew

St Peter Port Lifeboat - Guernsey Posted on 7th December 2025 by colin7th December 2025

30 years Service Medals were awarded to Carl Bisson, John Le Tissier and Robert Alder. 20 years Service Medal was awarded to Danny Blake.

Station Mechanic Carl Bisson (left), Crewman John Le Tissier (middle) and 2nd Coxswain Robert Alder (right)

Photo by Tony Rive

Two rescued from capsized yacht

St Peter Port Lifeboat - Guernsey Posted on 26th October 2025 by colin7th December 2025

At approximately 0040 hours on Sunday 26 October, Guernsey Coastguard received an emergency beacon alert indicating a vessel in distress north of Guernsey. This was swiftly followed by a call from Joburg Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), reporting that a … Continue reading →

RNLI announce a new era of lifesaving in the Channel Islands

St Peter Port Lifeboat - Guernsey Posted on 2nd October 2025 by colin26th October 2025

Over the next three years, RNLI lifeboat crews in Alderney, St Peter Port and St Helier will receive the newest, state of the art, modern Shannon class all weather lifeboat which will replace each station’s current all weather lifeboat. The … Continue reading →

Six rescued after vessel runs aground outside Bordeaux Harbour

St Peter Port Lifeboat - Guernsey Posted on 23rd August 2025 by colin2nd October 2025

At approximately 08:35 BST on Saturday, 23 August 2025, Guernsey Coastguard received a report from a local vessel that another craft was stuck on rocks just outside Bordeaux Harbour. Upon speaking with the reporting vessel, Coastguard officers determined that the … Continue reading →

New RNLI shop at the Bridge

St Peter Port Lifeboat - Guernsey Posted on 5th August 2025 by colin23rd August 2025

The new shop opened on the Bridge on Saturday 2nd August 2025. The crew and supporters were there to welcome the first customers. To pop in when you are down The Bridge in St Sampsons.

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Search for Person in the Water

St Peter Port Lifeboat - Guernsey Posted on 1st August 2025 by colin5th August 2025

At 3:35am on Friday 1st August 2025, Guernsey Coastguard received a broken MAYDAY call from a sailing vessel approximately 15 miles northwest of Guernsey. Communications were poor but another vessel in the area was able to relay messages from the … Continue reading →

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