At 12:02 PM on Thursday 19 June 2025, Guernsey Coastguard received a distress call via VHF radio from a 12-metre motor cruiser located to the east of Sark. The vessel was taking on water, with smoke emanating from the engine … Continue reading →
Young Person Rescued from the Sea at Cobo Bay At approximately 6:30pm yesterday evening (23rd April 2025), the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre (JESCC) received a 999 call from members of the public reporting a young person in distress in … Continue reading →
Guernsey, 18 April 2025 – Shortly after 11:00 AM on Friday, Guernsey Coastguard received a faint and broken “MAYDAY” distress call. No additional information accompanied the call, and no other Coastguard stations picked up the transmission. Guernsey Coastguard assumed coordination … Continue reading →
Shortly after 2:15pm on Monday 6th January, 2025, the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre(JESCC) received a mobile telephone call from the crew of a small dinghy that had capsized south of St Martin’s Point. The dinghy was drifting in difficult … Continue reading →
The Margaret Joan and Fred Nye 17-46 arrived today to cover for the St Peter Port lifeboat. Our lifeboat is going back to Poole for some essential engine maintenance. The last time Margaret Joan and Fred Nye was in Guernsey … Continue reading →
On the 40th anniversary of one the RNLI’s most memorable rescues, the former Coxswain of the St Peter Port lifeboat Sir William Arnold has spoken about the night he and his volunteer crew faced hurricane conditions to save the crew … Continue reading →