At 12:35 on Friday 15th November 2019 The all-weather lifeboat (ALB), Spirit of Guernsey was launched by Guernsey Coastguard to go to the assistance of the French sailing vessel Telemaque 2 with two persons on board. The vessel was approximately … Continue reading
The St Peter Port Lifeboat was launched for a medivac from Sark at 11:49 this morning (4th November 2019). The Flying Christine III was already attending to an incident in Herm at the time, which necessitated the use of the All Weather Lifeboat.
The Spirit of Guernsey departed Sark at 12:28 with 1 male casualty, arriving back in St Peter Port at 12:56. The ALB was back on station after refuelling at 13:21
The St Peter Port lifeboat was out of the water for 24 hours to have its bottom cleaned and a few other minor items. An early start for the crew each day. Pictures of before and after by Carl Bisson … Continue reading
Photo by Tony Rive At 1805 on Sunday 22nd September 2019, Guernsey Coastguard received a radio call from a 45ft sailing vessel with 3 crew on board asking for assistance. The vessel was 5.5 miles North West of the Hanois … Continue reading
At 17:25 on Friday 13th September 2019, Guernsey Coastguard received a call from the 32ft sailing vessel ‘Second Wind’ with two persons onboard, one of which was suffering from extreme sea sickness. The vessel which was 4.2 nautical miles south … Continue reading
At 1747 on Thursday 29th August 2019, Guernsey Coastguard received a call regarding a 22ft motor vessel experiencing engine trouble 6 miles northeast of Sark. The vessel had one person on board and was struggling to make progress back to … Continue reading