18th January 2019 Lifeboats from around the shores of the Isle of Wight and Hampshire poured into Cowes Harbour today (Sat) for the annual get-together in the port. Leading the way into the Royal Yacht Squadron ‘s marina was the…
Grounding Yacht Sparks Lifeboat Call-Out
14th December 2019 Cowes lifeboat was launched at lunch-time today to go to the aid of a small yacht in Wootton Creek. The 20-foot yacht, with two men, a woman and a dog aboard had gone aground on a sandbank…
Sinking Yacht Sparks Major Solent Emergency
11th November 2019 A major Solent emergency involving a sinking yacht led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat joining a number of vessels racing to its aid just after mid-day today. The 40 foot yacht, with three Swiss men on board, had…
Cowes Lifeboat Responds to Breakwater Collision Emergency
26 October 2019 A 56-foot luxury motor-cruiser with two people aboard, driven broadside on to the new Cowes Harbour breakwater by strong winds and tide tonight (Sat), led to the urgent launching of Cowes RNLI lifeboat. Launched at 8.38 pm,…
Cowes Lifeboat Responds to Leaking Yacht Emergency
20th September 2019 A leaking yacht taking on up to 15 litres of water a minute on a pitch-black Solent late last (Thurs) night led to an urgent distress call via the Coastguards to Cowes RNLI lifeboat. The 25-foot yacht,…
Cowes Lifeboat Tows Motorboat to Safety
14th September 2019 Venturing out into the Solent in a motorboat proved more problematical than expected for the four people aboard, leading to Cowes RNLI lifeboat having to come to their aid. While in Osborne Bay the craft developed engine…
Cowes Lifeboat Responds to ‘Men in Difficulties’ Alarm
13th September 2019 Cowes RNLI lifeboat dashed across the Solent this evening, following reports that three young men appeared to be in difficulties off the Lepe shore. When the lifeboat arrived in the area of Lepe Spit Cardinal Buoy they…
Cowes Lifeboat Gives Stranded Visitors a Helping Hand
23rd August 2019 Five Lithuanian men experienced at first hand the charitable activities of the RNLI this (Friday) evening, when Cowes lifeboat went to the aid of their crippled motorboat. The 29-foot craft had lost engine power in the Solent,…
Tangled Spinnaker Leads to Man Overboard Emergency
15th August 2019 A tangled spinnaker turned out to be the least of the problems for the fivepeople crewing a Cowes Week yacht, resulting in several craft, includingCowes RNLI lifeboat, rushing to its aid. The spinnaker-tangling occurred aboard a J/80…
Cowes Lifeboat Attends to Injured Cowes Week Teenager
11th August 2019 A 19-year-old crewman of a Cowes Week yacht, whose legs were crushed in a two-boat collision, led to Cowes RNLI lifeboat launching to the rescue around noon today. The teenager was one of four men aboard a…