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Boat taking on water

Posted on 26th June 2020 by colinJune 27, 2020

The St Peter Port All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) “Fraser Flyer” was launched at 1423 on Friday 26th June 2020 to go to the assistance of an Alderney registered pleasure vessel taking on water 6 miles north of Platte Fougere Lighthouse.

The 8 meter vessel with 8 people on board broadcast a PAN PAN message on VHF Ch.16 prompting Guernsey Coastguard to launch the St Peter Port ALB and request the launch of Channel Islands Air Search’s Air Search 1.

St Peter Port ALB was on scene at 1459 and transferred two of the Lifeboat Crew to the casualty vessel with a salvage pump. Then the crew of the casualty vessel transferred to the Lifeboat. At this point Air search 1 was stood down.

Once the water ingress was controlled and pumped out the casualty vessel was escorted back to St Peter Port.

Pic by Tony Rive 26-06-2020 Lifeboat Fraser Flyer (17-17) passing Brehon Tower as it heads north up the Little Russel after leaving St Peter Port on a Shout. The 27ft Dell Quay Ranger Motorboat Kildaloo was taking water

Lifeboats Launch to Multiple Incidents

Posted on 20th June 2020 by colinJune 26, 2020

In a busy afternoon for Guernsey Coastguard, both the St Peter Port All Weather Lifeboat and the Inshore Lifeboat were tasked to incidents around the coast. (20th June 2020)

Shortly after 5pm, Guernsey Coastguard received several calls reporting a man in the water in difficulty close to rocks in Saints Bay Harbour. Both lifeboats were paged and Police and Coastguard officers attended the scene. Police were able to lift the man out of the water however, he had sustained injuries to his head and was unable to walk back up the rocks. St Peter Port Inshore Lifeboat arrived on scene just before 5:30pm and crewmen assisted paramedics in transferring the casualty onto the Inshore Lifeboat by stretcher. The casualty was taken to the landing in Saints Harbour and safely carried up the steps to a waiting ambulance.

Whilst on route to the same incident, Guernsey Coastguard was alerted to a vessel broken down and drifting north from Herm Harbour. As the person in Saints Bay had been recovered ashore, St Peter Port Lifeboat was diverted to assist the drifting vessel. A tow was established and the vessel was towed safely back to St Peter Port arriving back on station just before 6:30pm.

Two shouts at the same time – AIS tracking by Digimap

The Inshore Lifeboat heading for the first shout – – photo by Dylan Ray

The lifeboat heading for the first shout before being diverted- photo by Dylan Ray

Lifeboats Launched to Rescue Person Trapped On Cliff

Posted on 19th May 2020 by colinJune 20, 2020

At 1415 on 19th May 2020, Guernsey Coastguard received a call from a person trapped on the cliff at Jerbourg Point. Before full details of the exact position could be established, communication was lost. St Peter Port All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) and Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) were launched and proceeded to the scene in order to locate the casualty whilst Police officers began searching from the cliff path.

At 1453 St Peter Port ILB spotted the casualty waving from the area below one of the German bunkers at Jerbourg Point. A crew member was landed ashore and was able to reach the casualty and escort her back to the cliff path where she was treated for minor injuries by paramedics.

Both lifeboats arrived safely back in St Peter Port at 1520.

Pic by Tony Rive
Both of St Peter Port’s Relief Lifeboats passing St Martin’s Point heading back to St Peter Port Harbour. The Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) John & Louisa Fisher B870 races ahead of the All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) Fraser Flyer 17-17.

Person Stranded

Posted on 8th May 2020 by colinJune 27, 2020

The St Peter Port Inshore Lifeboat was launched last evening (7th May 2020) at 19:29 to go to the assistance of an angler who had got cut off by the tide, and was stranded on rocks outside of Grande Havre.

As the ILB was on route, a kayaker who was in the area assisted and brought the person ashore.

The ILB was stood down at 19:40, and was back on station at 20:05.

Inshore Lifeboat rescues person cut off by tide

Posted on 10th April 2020 by colinJune 20, 2020

Pic by Tony Rive 10-04-2020 The crew of the St Peter Port Inshore Lifeboat John & Louisa Fisher recovering the casualty

On Good Friday morning (10th April 2020), Guernsey Coastguard was alerted to a person cut off by the tide on a rocky outcrop opposite the Halfway, Belgreve Bay. Whilst initial investigations determined that the man was fishing, later reports suggested that he might require some
assistance.
At 1026 St Peter Port Inshore Lifeboat was launched to conduct a welfare check on the man and to render assistance if required. The Inshore Lifeboat was on scene 4 minutes later and after putting crewmen onto the rock to assess the situation, the casualty was recovered to the boat. Good conditions allowed the Lifeboat to land the casualty safely ashore on the shingle beach.
A spokesman from Guernsey Coastguard said, “Whilst people can continue to access the coast during their 2 hours of permitted exercise, they are strongly advised to check tide times and not to stray into areas which might put themselves or others in danger”.

James Way Duty SAR Mission Coordinator

Flare Sighting – Rousse Headland

Posted on 5th April 2020 by colinApril 10, 2020

The St Peter Port Lifeboat was launched at 05:39 this morning (Sunday 5th April 2020) to reports of a red flare sighting from Rousse Headland. The Spirit of Guernsey departed St Peter Port at 05:57 arriving on scene at 06:15.

Weather conditions at the time were good with excellent visibility and calm seas. The Lifeboat searched the area for approximately 2 hours whilst at the same time the shoreline, local moorings and car parks in the Rousse area were checked.

With nothing being found both ashore and at sea and no further information forthcoming, the Lifeboat was stood down and was back on station at 08:19.

St Peter Port Lifeboat – Guernsey

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