At 17:50 local time on Friday 25th September 2015, 999 calls were received from members of the public that a vessel appeared to have sunk a mile off Bordeaux. The St Peter Port Lifeboat which was on exercise off the … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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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.
Wednesday 2nd September, 2015. The St Peter Port Lifeboat and Airsearch 1 were tasked late evening to search an area North of Roustel in the Little Russel after Guernsey Coastguard had received several red flare reports from members of the public.
The Spirit of Guernsey was tasked at 22:55 and searched an area extending to 2 miles north of the island. AirSearch 1 took off at 00:43 and took part in the search of the same area.
The search was called off at 02:00 after nothing was found.
The Spirit of Guernsey was back on station at 02:16, and AirSearch 1 at 02:32.
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.