4th December 2017 Cowes RNLI lifeboat raced across the Solent this (Saturday) evening to reach two men who had ended up in the water after their dinghy capsized. The men were in the process of reaching the shore from their…
Speedboat Ensured Training Took on Whole New Light
7th August 2017 What was meant to be just a training exercise in boat-towing became the real thing yesterday (Sunday) evening when the Cowes lifeboat crew were tasked to go to the aid of a grounded 16 foot speedboat. The…
Cowes Lifeboat Involved in Choppy Seas Rescue Drama
3rd August 2017 Testing conditions in the Solent today proved too much for the lone occupant of a yellow RIB near the Bramble Bank, leading to him being thrown into the wind-tossed water. Fortunately, the red and yellow life-jacket he…
Injured Yachtsman Landed at Cowes by the Local Lifeboat
1st August 2017 A 66 year old yachtsman in pain from a back and neck injury was rushed ashore by Cowes lifeboat to a waiting ambulance today. The man had been aboard the 30 foot Connie on the wind-swept Solent…
Choppy Conditions Keep Cowes Lifeboat Extra Busy
31st July 2017 Cowes RNLI lifeboat had an exceptionally busy Cowes Week yesterday, (Sunday), dealing with four separate emergencies on a wind-swept Solent, each occasion with Neil Archer at the helm. First ‘shout’ involved the Royal Naval Sailing Association’s yacht…
Voluntary Service at Cowes Lifeboat Station is Recognised
26th July 2017 Recognition by the RNLI for the way the Cowes lifeboat station involves the general public was among the certificates presented at a ceremony outside the boathouse. The ‘innovation and commitment’ of the station’s Visits and Education Team…
Club Members Learn About Beach Safety
4th July 2017 Nineteen members of Ryde-based Johns Club, which caters for people with learning and physical disabilities, spent 90 minutes at Cowes Lifeboat Station to learn about beach safety. The members, aged from 14 to 60. specifically asked the…
Air and Sea Search in Solent for Missing Men
26th June 2017 An incident in which a jet-ski rider and the man water-skiing ended up in the water sparked a cross-Solent rescue operation this evening. Involved were Cowes RNLI lifeboat, a Coastguard helicopter, a Southampton Harbour launch and on-shore…
Luck Runs Out for Two Men and their Small Boat
26th June 2017 An eighteen foot sailing boat became a casualty in the Solent yesterday (Monday) – requiring the assistance of Cowes lifeboat. The two men aboard the River Medina-based mini-yacht not only found that their outboard engine had failed…
Cowes Lifeboat Tows Grounded Yacht to Safety
25th June 2017 A nine metre yacht that went hard aground on the Bramble Bank in the Solent this evening received help from two lifeboats, including the RNLI’s Cowes- based Atlantic 85. The Cowes lifeboat was close-by on exercise when…