RNLI on the scene in minutes after car sinks in Poole Harbour
A car was pulled out of Poole Harbour at Fisherman’s Dock following a report that a vehicle had entered the water at around 10pm on 15 December.
A car was pulled out of Poole Harbour at Fisherman’s Dock following a report that a vehicle had entered the water at around 10pm on 15 December.
Matthew Parker, paralegal at Humphries Kirk, took part in the annual RNLI Raft Race at Mudeford Quay to raise funds for the Mudeford lifeboat station as well as supporting Dorset Search and Rescue.
The Portland SAR helicopter, which will be stood down from operation around the Dorset coast today (30 June), was recently filmed on a farewell training session with Poole lifeboat volunteers in Poole Bay.
The special steel-hulled Tyne Class lifeboat that served Poole lifeboat crews so valiantly for 15 years is heading home today.
HRH The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, took in the wonders of the boating world as she toured the 63rd London Boat Show on 11 January. This included a visit to two Dorset-based businesses, Royal National Lifeboat Insititution (RNLI) and Rockley Watersports.
As 2017 begins Poole lifeboat station is in a very different position, the Operational station is physically where it has always been on Poole Quay nestled by the Old lifting bridge but the day to day workings have changed.