Coastguard send help to crew of sinking fishing vessel Two men were rescued from the sea off Atwick today after their fishing vessel Merlin began sinking. It appears that the vessel was snagged by fishing lines while recovering its pots and was pulled over and swamped. A nearby vessel Sophie Dawn broadcast a message [...]
Boat angler rescued from Pevensey Bay Date: 13/07/2010 Author: Bob Jeffery, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer An angler was rescued on Monday lunchtime (12 July) by Eastbourne RNLI’s inshore lifeboat when he was unable to start the engine of his boat after drifting with the tide. Dover Coastguard requested the assistance of Eastbourne’s lifeboat after they had received [...]
Two lifeboats assist broken-down fishing vessel off Kent coast Date: 14/07/2010 Author: Chris Davey, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer A Whitstable fishing vessel had to be towed back to the harbour in a combined operation by the Whitstable and Sheerness RNLI lifeboats after the craft broke down with a possible fuel pump problem off the Kent [...]
Fisherman canoeist sparks Berwick RNLI launch Date: 07/06/2010 Author: Martin Arthur, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer Both Berwick RNLI lifeboats were launched on Monday evening following a call to the coastguard concerning a canoeist who was believed to be in difficulty off Berwick Pier. The lone canoeist was seen by a member of the public just [...]
Date: 09/06/2010 Author: Paul Nicholson, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer Sunderland-based Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers were called into action yesterday afternoon [Tuesday 8 June] to assist the crew of a six metre Shetland fishing boat, which had suffered gearbox failure during a fishing trip off Seaburn. The rescue mission was launched shortly after 5:20pm when Coastguard Officers [...]
Daredevil fundraisers are needed to take part in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s Dracula Drop bungee jump during Whitby Gothic Weekend.
The event, on Saturday 24 April, has become a popular event in the lifeboat charity’s fundraising calendar and takes place over Whitby Harbour, with the picturesque town and abbey as its backdrop.
RNLI Events Manager Lisa Rutter said: ‘The Dracula Drop has been running for four years now during the Gothic Weekend and goes from strength to strength. It really is a unique experience and a great fundraising event for the RNLI which over the past three years has raised £15,000 for our charity. We only have 60 places for the Dracula Drop so anyone who would like to take part should sign up as soon as possible.’
£1700.00 Raised For The RNLI How Cold was it up there today ?………… I went up last night to avoid the snow that was forecast for the wee hours of this morning. Arriving at 11.00pm I soon got my head down in the car to catch some Z’zzzzzz. At around 1AM another van arrived next [...]
The Queen Mary II sailed past Whitby this afternoon and sounded her horns in Memory of Roy Weatherill who died in June. Ex member of the Whitby lifeboat Roy, was a personal friend of the Queen Marys skipper Bernard Warner whoose parents live locally at Sandsend. A report from the Whitby Gazette website says that [...]
Our forum members are reporting the grounding of the Peterhead trawler Honeyborne – PD950 off the coast of Gristhorpe near Scarborough. To read more please visit our forum at the following link http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11286.0
Welsh Kayak Fishing Festival – Welsh Kayak Fishing Championship The Welsh Kayak Fishing Championship will be held in Tywyn on the 13th Sept 2009. The event will be a species hunt competition with the winners being crowned the First Ever Welsh Kayak FishingChampion. All profit to RNLI Fly fishing, Lure fishing and Any Method categories. [...]
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