Last Launch:

Sun 30th Oct 06:20hrs

News, Press and Diary Dates

Click the Adobe icon to download a pdf version of each release or click the headline to read it here.

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next

Station Scrapbook

Miscellaneous clippings, letters and articles, some more recent than others - most liberated from dusty boxes.

14th December 2008 Brian and Louis Rousell with Aimi Driver present the generous gift of ...

21st August 2008 As reported in yesterdays Argus, 20th August...

4th August 2008 As reported in The Argus this morning....

1st August 2008 Posters like this will be appearing all over Brighton over the next co...

22nd July 2008 The jet-ski accident of the 20th, as reported in The Argus...

9th July 2008 The Argus reported on the unmanned dingy that sparked a major search a...

6th July 2008 This was kindly sent to the station by a family who while entering Bri...

2nd June 2008 Mayday call from a fishing vessel aground .....

26th May 2008 The Argus reported on the musical duo that had been blown out to sea o...

13th May 2008 The Argus reported three girls being blown out to sea in their inflata...

81-2011
4th December 2011
Brighton Lifeboat called to boat fire tragedy
Volunteers from RNLI Brighton Lifeboat came to immediate readiness yesterday further to reports of a boat on fire in Brighton Marina.
RNLI Brighton Lifeboat along with fire fighters from East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, personnel from Solent Coastguard, South East Coast Ambulance and the Marina attended the incident.

It was quickly established that the couple who live on the boat had been away at the time the fire started. They returned, discovering the smoke and in their attempts to fight the fire - and indeed to rescue their dog - they suffered from minor smoke related injuries. While they were able to be treated on-scene, sadly their dog didn't survive.

Brighton Lifeboat provided safety cover for the agencies working near the vessel and once it was deemed safe to approach, carried out of sweep of the local area on behalf of Solent Coastguard to check for signs of any pollution.

As none was found and the casualty vessel was still floating at its berth, Brighton lifeboat was stood down and returned to station.

A spokesman said: "For the couple who lived on the vessel it is clearly tragic, loosing their dog and their home suffering considerable damage in this way. Our thoughts are with them at this time."



For editors notes, contacts and enquiries - download the pdf version here.
 

This site is maintained by the crew of RNLI Brighton Lifeboat, and as such, may not represent fully or in part the views of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
A charity registered in Scotland (SCO37736) and England and Wales (209603). Charity number CHY 2678 in the Republic of Ireland

Technical Contact / Other Sites / Tidal Terms