Independent Lifeboat Rescue Organisation

25/10/08 Vessel with propulsion failure

Vessel drifting across the Brambles Bank with propulsion failure. 10:30 - Solent Rescue raised by Solent Coastguard to attend to a vessel drifting from East of the Brambles Bank in a westerly direction....

11/10/08 - Vessel aground upon Lepe Spit

Solent Rescue 1, co-ordinated by own lookout position to vessel aground upon Lepe Spit. 14:35 - Solent Rescue 1 returning from crew training in Gurnard Bay raised on Channel 0 by own lookout to go to...

20/09/08 - Small child with head injury

14:45 - Small child brought to look-out position with bleeding head injury received from impact with concrete slab. Solent Rescue contacted ambulance service and proceeded to apply first aid to stem bleeding....

20/09/08 - Solent Rescue tasked to 30 metre pipeline

11:45 - Whilst on patrol in the Western Solent, Solent Rescue comes across 30 metres of pipeline with a diameter of 12 inches resting upon the surface. Solent Rescue informs Coastguard. 11:50 - Solent...

23/08/08 - Tasking to Lepe Spit Buoy

16/08/08 - Kayaks caught in strong currents and tidal stream

16/08/08 - Vessel aground on Lepe Spit

04/04/08 - Vessel with engine failure and twisted spinnaker

04/08/08 - Vessel with trapped mainsail

04/08/08 - Capsized Catamarans

02/08/08 Capsized catamaran

02/08/08 - Vessel with caught sail

02/08/08 - Vessel taking in water

19/07/08 - Pan Pan

Ascot Hygiene Donates...

Many thanks to Ascot Hygiene for the donation of an electronic water heater for installation inside the boathouse. This will replace the previous system that stopped working over a year ago and provide...

Lifeboats from Space!

BUY A POSTER AND HELP US!  By donating just £9.95, you will receive this high definition Satellite poster of the Solent and the Isle of Wight.  It is actual NASA satellite imagery taken at a point between...

Impact Media Donate Search Engine Optimisation Services

Impact Media Ltd has become a major contributor to Solent Rescue by donating their Search Engine Optimisation and Reciprocal Link Building Services. Their donation will raise the presence and online visibility...

Navimo Donate GPS system and VHF Radio

Navimo have sponsored Solent rescue with the new GPS system and VHF radio for their new beach patrol and training vessel “Solent Rescue 2” They have kindly donated a Navman 5600 Gps Mapping system...

Fire Protection Online Donation

Trader Media Group Assist With Vital First Aid Equipment

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Solent Rescue Two

Solent Rescue 2 has almost completed her refit. The tubes have been spruced up with material supplied by Kayospruce in Fareham. The rubbing strake and glues by Technix rubber and plastics.  The crews...