The St Peter Port All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) was launched at 03:37 on Monday 5th August 2019 to go to the assistance of the sailing vessel Rose of Savannah with 5 persons on board, which had broadcast a Pan Pan … Continue reading
At 1255 on Thursday 25th July 2019, Guernsey Coastguard received a call from a member of the public expressing concern for a male swimmer off Lihou Island. The swimmer had swum from L’Eree to Lihou and got halfway back before … Continue reading
At 0300 on Thursday 25th July 2019, Guernsey Coastguard received a call from 15m Norwegian sailing vessel “Bianca” at anchor in the Rosaire Anchorage on the West Coast of Herm. A French charter yacht had picked up a mooring close … Continue reading
At 1017 on Sunday 21st July 2019, Guernsey Coastguard received a radio call from 38ft motor cruiser “Cristelle” reporting that she was taking on water. No further information was received therefore St Peter Port All Weather Lifeboat “Spirit of Guernsey” … Continue reading
On 19th July 2019, the All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) ‘Spirit of Guernsey’ was launched at about 15:00 to assist the 23 foot motor cruiser Maranello with 2 persons on board. The vessel had broken down approximately 3.8nm SE of the … Continue reading
Guernsey’s new lifeboat completed its first ‘shout’ to rescue a paraglider stranded on rocks at Pleinmont on 17th July 2019.The new ILB was on scene 16 minutes after leaving the harbour and recovered both the casualty and another person on … Continue reading