Poole lifeboats rescue rudderless yacht and search for missing kayaker
Poole lifeboats were launched to attend two very different incidents in two days as the winds freshened creating difficult conditions.
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Bank Holiday Sunday call outs keep Poole lifeboat busy
Poole’s inshore lifeboat was out and about on the water on Bank Holiday Sunday (30 August).
Yachts breaks loose in Poole Harbour during Storm Francis
With a south-westerly gusting strongly on 25 August as Storm Francis hit Poole Harbour the inevitable happened: two yachts broke away from their moorings and a dinghy capsized.
Woman suffers suspected spinal injury when speedboat flips over in Studland
Poole Lifeboat was launched by UK Coastguard on 13 August to a report that a 24-foot speedboat with four people on-board had flipped over and three of the occupants had been ejected in to the water at Studland.
“Leave your inflatables at home” advises RNLI after unprecedented evening of call outs
Poole Lifeboat volunteers responded to a number of call outs and saved two lives on Sunday, 9 August.
Poole Lifeboat Station virtual Open Week runs until 2 August
Although all Poole Lifeboat Station’s usual fundraising activities have been cancelled and the station and Old Lifeboat Museum is closed to visitors as a result of the pandemic, you can still take part in the virtual Open Week which runs until 2 August.
Catamaran cut free in Poole Harbour by Poole lifeboats
Both Poole lifeboats were launched at 4.40pm on 13 July when a catamaran with three people on board became entangled in ropes at the bottom of Evening Hill in Poole Harbour.