RNLI Shout Report – 01/01/2024
Yes, you read that right. Bembridge RNLI gets off to a flying start with a shout on New Years Day. The pager went off at 1759 to launch the ALB. I was just settling down to watch something on the TV, I say “something” as we had yet to determine what that was going to […]
RNLI Shout Report – 28/12/2023
The pager sounded at 1732, to which I responded immediately. The ALB was launched to search for an object reported to have been seen in the water by Sandown. Following the launch I was instructed to unhitch the Sea Catch from the Shackle and then walk the winch line and shackle down to the door. […]
RNLI Shout Report – 27/12/2023
There are two shouts to report, on this day of Storm Gerrit, a day when no right minded person, mad or otherwise, would venture out to sea. Shout #1 I actually missed the launch for this shout, at 1512, as I was in Newport at the time. However we were finishing up our quest to […]
RNLI shout report – 24/12/2023
I thought I would make more use of this site to record my involvements in various launches of the Bembridge lifeboat. Naturally I cannot post personal details and it is possible than it some cases I cannot post at all. However in the event that the outcome is good and is in the public media […]