Lifeboats tasked to assist harbour patrol boat in suspected boat theft
Whilst out on exercise on 19 September both Poole lifeboats were tasked by UK Coastguard to assist the Harbour Patrol boat Vanguard.
Whilst out on exercise on 19 September both Poole lifeboats were tasked by UK Coastguard to assist the Harbour Patrol boat Vanguard.
Poole Lifeboat volunteers were preparing to launch on exercise on Sunday 29 August when the pagers sounded at 9.15am.
A new RNLI helmsman completed his maiden voyage with ‘Stirling’ results after UK Coastguard requested Poole Lifeboat to launch just before 9pm on 26 August.
Poole Lifeboat was requested three times in a row on 9 August starting just after 12pm when it was tasked to attend a capsized dinghy at Studland Bay.
A man who had fallen into the water at Holes Bay and was trapped between his motor boat that was tied to a mooring buoy and his tender was rescued at the weekend.
Poole lifeboats were launched yesterday at 5pm when a 16-foot Cornish Shrimper was pinned against the chain ferry with potentially two people injured.
“We strongly advise against taking inflatables to the beach,” said an RNLI volunteer after Poole Lifeboat went to rescue a child drifting on a lilo.
Poole RNLI’s Mayday Challenge, which raised £1,210, saw members taking part in a variety of energetic activities.
RNLI volunteers and supporters will be taking part in the Mayday Mile challenge over the bank holiday weekend.
Poole Lifeboat’s 18th call out this year was to assist a broken down 18-foot cabin boat situated off Old Harry with three people on board.