D class Photo Howard Evans


 The RNLI is today (Monday 8 March 2010) launching a £31,000 appeal to pay
for a new D class inshore lifeboat for Looe.  The new lifeboat, which is
due to arrive at the station in the Autumn, will be named in memory of 19
year old local man Ollie Naismith who died in a tragic car accident last
December.  His family are supporting the charity's appeal, along with the
town's Mayor, Councillor Michael Joy who will pledge his support at his
annual dinner on Friday (12 March).

March 5th, 2010 

				
					
Some of Ireland’s top traditional musicians, singers and songwriters will
take to the stage for a special benefit concert in the Galway Bay Hotel,
Salthill on Friday 12th March, in aid of the Galway and Aran RNLI Lifeboats.

March 5th, 2010 

				
					
After the devastating effects of the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004,
Surf Life Saving (SLS) was invited to form part of the Australian
Government’s taskforce, Australian Tsunami Warning System (ATWS),
as part of an increased national effort to monitor, plan and

Date: 03/03/2010

Author: Glyn Griffiths, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

The all-weather lifeboat at RNLI New Quay was launched on Wednesday afternoon (3 March) to the assistance of a badly injured crew member of the scallop trawler Lernia, positioned nine miles south west of the town.

Date: 05/03/2010

Author: Richard Martin , Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

Humber Coastguard were alerted by the crew of the Newbiggin fishing coble Three Sisters that they had suffered engine failure about two mile east of the station and required assistance.

Date: 03/03/2010

Author: Marion Nuding, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

Lymington RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew, as well as the fire service, were called out in the early hours of Tuesday morning to put out a spreading boat fire.

Date: 03/03/2010

Author: Paul Frost, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

The RNLI volunteer inshore lifeboat crew at Rhyl were paged at 6.34 yesterday (Tuesday 2 March) evening, to assist local coastguards and police to recover two adult males who were at the water’s edge, having previously been in the water.

Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE), 53rd session: 22 - 26
February 2010 

Replacing unsafe lifeboat release mechanisms –
guidelines agreed by Sub-Committee

Draft guidelines to ensure release mechanisms for lifeboats are
replaced with those complying with new, stricter safety standards have
been agreed by IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE),
53rd session, in order to reduce the number of accidents involving
lifeboats, particularly those which have occurred during drills or
inspection.

Date: 25/02/2010

Author: Patrick Maclean, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

Oban RNLI Lifeboat launched at 5.25pm this afternoon (Thursday 25 February), facing blizzard conditions, to assist in the evacuation of four patients from the Isle of Mull.

Date: 25/02/2010

Author: Lee Jackson, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

The Staithes RNLI lifeboat, Pride of Leicester, was launched at 10.50 this morning when the local fishing vessel Flora Jane suffered engine problems.