At 13:30 on Thursday 19th September 2015,  Guernsey Coastguard received a pan call from the local fishing vessel Defiance approximately 9nm North East of Guernsey with a rope around the propeller, the “Spirit of Guernsey” departed St Peter Port at 13:55 and found the casualty at 14:29 with (3) crew on board.

After attaching a towline to the casualty the Lifeboat returned to St Peter Port at 15:55 with the Defiance in tow.

Pic by Tony Rive 17-09-15
Guernsey’s Lifeboat Spirit of Guernsey towing the local Fishing boat Defiance south down the Little Russel heading for St Peter Port harbour. The 40ft Aqua-Star Trawler built in Ireland got a Rope wrapped around its Propellor as it steamed north towards the Casquete’s Fishing Grounds

Saturday 12th September was a very busy day for the St Peter Port lifeboat crew.

In the morning, whilst en route to an exercise with Royal Navy Helicopter “Navy 816”, the St. Peter Port lifeboat “Spirit of Guernsey” was requested to investigate the Saints Bay area.

A quantity of debris, thought to be that of a local boat, was found in a small rocky cove to the East of Saints Bay. This was duly reported to Guernsey Coastguard and the Lifeboat was released to continue with it exercise at 10:30.

RNLI Crews exercise routinely with United Kingdom MOD helicopter assets to ensure competence and familiarity with such activities.

In the afternoon the St Peter Port Lifeboat “Spirit of Guernsey” was launched to assist yacht “Watanga” to the north of Herm. Watanga’s Skipper had suffered a dislocated hip, the yacht’s other crew member was unable to sail the vessel to St Peter Port and the engine had failed.

Local fishing vessel “Hayley B” took the yacht under tow whilst “Spirit of Guernsey” delivered two SJARS Paramedics to the yacht. The Lifeboat escorted “Watanga” and “Haley B” back to St Peter Port where the injured person was transferred to The Princess Elizabeth Hospital.

Monday, 24th August – A large Search and Rescue Operation was initiated following the discovery of two sets of clothing, shoes and cash on the quay of Creux Harbour in Sark.

St Peter Port Lifeboat, Flying Christine 3, Sarnia, Leopardess, a French SAR Helicopter and numerous local vessels, responding to a “Mayday Relay”, took part in a search of the sea around Sark. Sark Fire Service also organised a cliff-top search of the many bays and inlets around the island.

Ongoing inquiries during the operation, including appeals for information on local radio, identified that the clothing belonged to Jet-Skiers who had left the clothing in the harbour the previous evening and safely returned to Guernsey.