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4 July 2009	Hamworthy park summer Fete, we will have a stall and the ILB will be putting in an appearance
2 August 2009	POOLE LIFEBOAT OPEN DAY Each year the station opens its doors to give the public a chance to look around one of the RNLI’s busiest coastal stations.
	For more details on any of these events click here

Bath bikers ride the storm

Motor bikers from the Bath classic motorcycle club roared into Poole on their annual lifeboat run on 7 June. The club holds an annual lifeboat run to different stations around the South West region and this year it was Poole’s turn. Despite the typical lifeboat weather, 60 motorcyclists revved into the station. All sorts of bikes were on display – vintage, classic, and not so new – all parked alongside the station. A cheque for £500 was presented to the lifeboat station. Read more about the visit

A proud and emotional day … and a lightning launch

Saturday 6 June was a big day for all those associated with Poole lifeboat station with the naming ceremony and dedication of the new B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat.

The Atlantic was named after Sgt Bob Martin, who was ex-Durham light Infantry and long-term supporter of the RNLI at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.

The lifeboat was named Sgt Bob Martin (Civil Service No. 50) at the wonderful ceremony, which was a proud and, at times, emotional event for all concerned at the lifeboat station.

This lifeboat is the 50th lifeboat to be provided by The Lifeboat Fund and a legacy of Mrs Florence Lillian Abbott. Mrs Diana Allpress, Secretary of The Lifeboat Fund, formally handed over the lifeboat to the RNLI and Mr Phillip Gilbert, RNLI Council Member, accepted the lifeboat on behalf of the Institution. Rod Brown, station Lifeboat Operations Manager, then accepted the boat on behalf of the station.

After the service of dedication, daughters of Bob Martin, Sally Bowden and Debbie Martin, named the lifeboat in traditional style with champagne. They said: ‘We are very proud to have a lifeboat named after our father and may all the crew have many safe call outs in her.’

Eight Chelsea Pensioners attended the ceremony, resplendent as always in their scarlet coats. On the same day as the world commemorated and remembered 65 years since D Day, the pensioners were asked why they not at a service for this elsewhere. They replied: ‘We are here for Bob.’

After a day of being the centre of attention, it was business as usual when the pagers went off just before midnight. Sgt Bob Martin was out on service, well into the early hours of Sunday morning, amid lightning and heavy rain, which felt like ‘ball bearings being fired from a machine gun’ and force 6 easterly winds.

Reports of a man in the water saw the crew dash to the fuel barge in Poole Harbour where the man had managed to climb back onboard. The crew were then tasked to a second shout after concerned relatives reported two men missing on a fishing trip. The all-weather lifeboat also launched to join the search. The inshore crew found the motorboat at Whitley Lake where its crew had moored after losing radio and mobile phone contact in the storm.

view pictures from the day and read more about Sgt Bob Martin

You can also read more about the boats construction in this story of the Poole and District branches visit to the Inshore Lifeboat Centre.

From Poole to Happisburgh

The B class Atlantic 75, Friendly Forester II, is now at Happisburgh, Norfolk. Poole lifeboat station’s previous lifeboat was placed on service at Easter where it has begun a 2-year trial period alongside their existing D class Spirit of Berkhamsted. ‘The crew are all over the moon about it,’ said Happisburgh’s Lifeboat Operations Manager Cedric Cox.

Happisburgh’s lifeboat community is situated in a cliff-top village on a stretch of coastline that is disappearing at an alarming rate due to coastal erosion. The new lifeboat is based at Cart Gap where the station was moved in 2003 after the encroaching sea forced its relocation.

All at Poole lifeboat station wish the crew volunteers at Happisburgh many safe shouts.

Busiest station

Poole was the busiest lifeboat station in the south west in 2008 where the volunteer crews launched 156 times, rescuing 213 people.

The RNLI’s annual lifeboat statistics for 2008 were released on Friday 30 January, to coincide with the RNLI’s biggest fundraising day of the year – SOS day. They showed the RNLI’s 35 lifeboat stations in the south west launched 1,567 times during 2008, rescuing 1,671 people (a 14% increase on 2007) and the volunteer crews spent more than 2,150 hours at sea on emergency call outs alone.

On average the volunteer lifeboat crews and the RNLI lifeguards in the south west helped 31 people a day in 2008.

After Poole lifeboat station, Exmouth in Devon was second busiest with 125 launches, followed by Falmouth in Cornwall where the lifeboats put to sea for 104 emergencies.

RNLI lifeguards, who were patrolling 89 beaches in the south west including those at Poole and Bournemouth, dealt with 8,423 incidents on the beach, assisted 9,801 people and saved 39 lives, illustrating the need to raise funds is as vital as ever to ensure the volunteer crew and lifeguards have the training and equipment they need to continue their lifesaving work. The beaches in and around Bournemouth dealt with 1,027 incidents.

(Vi) Kings of the sea

Picture by David Riley

During the Summer term, Wood Ley Primary School in Stowmarket, Suffolk, held a non-uniform day to raise money for Poole lifeboat station. The theme of the day was ‘The sea’ and the children arrived dressed in a variety of costumes related to all things maritime. Grandson of Rod Jenkins (one of Poole’s deputy launching authorities), Nathan dressed up as ‘the sea’ and his school friend Jared as a Viking. In true Viking tradition the schoolchildren raided their piggy banks and raised the magnificent amount of £156.20.

At the recent lifeboat station open day, Nathan (pictured centre left) and Jared (centre right) presented a cheque to Poole Coxswain Jonathan Clark (left), with proud granddad looking on.

Thank you to all the children at Wood Ley for your support and efforts to raise this money.

Check it out

Poole lifeboat station has an active sea safety team headed up by Lifeboat Sea Safety Officer Chris Holloway. Part of their brief is to carry out SEA Checks and talks on sea safety to individuals and clubs, providing advice on man overboard techniques, lifejackets, flares and many other safety topics.

If you are a boat owner and would like a SEA Check with a free independent check of safety equipment, an opportunity to discuss safety matters, your copy of the check form (which may attract further benefits) along with the benefit of knowing you are helping the RNLI in its core activity of saving lives at sea, then please contact Chris Holloway on 077 1286 8115.

Remember these RNLI safety tips every time you venture out on the water:

• check your engine and fuel
• tell others where you are going
• carry some means of calling for help
• keep an eye on weather and tides.

Further information and advice on all aspects of sea safety can be obtained by calling the RNLI on 0800 328 0600, emailing seasafety@rnli.org.uk, or visiting the website at rnli.org.uk/seasafety.

Planning to go out to sea?

Understanding the Weather is one of the most important aspects of going out on the Sea, be well prepared and use the wealth of resources available on the Internet to help plan your trip.

Here's just a couple of useful links with weather information:-

The Met Office

RealTime Weather in Poole Harbour

To ensure boat owners don't make an unscheduled appearance in our "Shouts" section Coxswain Jonathan Clark would like to remind them of a few simple checks before putting to sea Read More.

Hero Worship

Here at the station we get tons of requests from journalist students to come out on an exercise and experience what it is like to be a crew member on one of the busiest lifeboats. Unfortunately we cannot say yes to everyone but we did say yes to Alana Lewis. Alana joined the crew on an exercise one Saturday morning with typical wet, wild lifeboat weather but she lived to tell the tale! Read her story here.

The Tyne Project

We have another update from Christian on his progress building a model of our Tyne class lifeboat. You'll see from the recent photographs and prior updates that an incredible amount of time goes into recreating the City of Sheffield with such detail and accuracy.

£2,300 is no bluff

An amazing effort by four Year 7 pupils at Eastbrook College, Gloucester, added over £2,300 to Poole lifeboat station’s funds. William, Alfie, Jacob and Perry carried out a sponsored walk along Offa’s Dyke Path and up to the summit of Hay Bluff – as the boys said: ‘676m higher than usual for the RNLI!’ They raised the incredible amount, which they donated to the station during a visit on 16 June 2008.

The Year 7 group, along with teachers and parents, arrived at the station to find that the two lifeboats were out on a call out to a boat on fire but they were able to hear the shout unfold on the radio. While the call out was going on, other station volunteers were able to tell the pupils about what happens when the boats and crew are called out and they were able to listen to the actual communications between the lifeboats, coastguard and the casualty.

Thankfully the lifeboats returned during their visit and the pupils were able to look around them and meet the crew and see what their fantastic contribution will go towards.

See here for more photos of their sponsored walk.

Talisker Tales and Pete Goss raise over £2,100

On Friday 2 May, at the Royal Motor Yacht Club (RMYC) in Poole, Pete Goss and Liam McKenna teamed up with Talisker Single Malt Scotch whisky to raise money for the RNLI.

Pete, a West Countryman and former Royal Marine, is perhaps best known for his heroic rescue in horrendous conditions of a fellow competitor in the 1996/7 Vendée Globe round the world yacht race. Liam is one of Poole lifeboat station’s deputy launching authorities (DLAs) and has also played an active part with the RNLI’s Flood rescue team.

The event at the RMYC, called Talisker Tales, is part of a formal partnership between Talisker whisky distillery and the RNLI and is one of several evenings where the audience is invited to gather round with a dram of whisky to listen to tales from the sea. read more

Poole rescue read by over 200,000 members

Poole lifeboat station recently featured in the Spring 2008 edition of the Lifeboat, the RNLI’s quarterly magazine for its members. Read the article or you can download a pdf version page 1, page 2.

Check out the main RNLI website at rnli.org.uk for more details of membership.

Have you been introduced to the crew yet ?

Read about some of the colourful characters that make up the crew here at Poole Lifeboat Station. Visit the crew pages by clicking the link above or by using the navigation bar at the top of the page.

Become a virtual RNLI lifeboat
crew member

The RNLI are encouraging the public to show their support by downloading a new virtual ‘lifeboat launch alerter’ from www.rnli.org.uk/pager.

People can become ‘virtual crew members’ from the comfort of their own homes or workplace by logging on and registering their details to receive a free ‘pager’ that displays on their computer desktop when a lifeboat is launched. Follow this link for details

Postcards

We have a new selection of postcards on sale at 35p each, printed by the RNLI print room so all proceeds go to fund our station. Email us at ‘Contact us’ if you wish to buy any.
Poole lifeboat pin badges, sweatshirts and polo shirts are also available.

Familiar faces

Piers Baker has been producing a weekly cartoon strip "Stan, Eric and Quentin Too!" in aid of the RNLI for several years. Readers of the RNLI's Storm Force magazine will be familiar with some of the characters.

Volunteers

If anyone is interested in volunteering either for the crew or for any other aspect , click on the picture above for details.

2009 launches (8 June)

46 ILB	21 ALB

	*2009*
7 June	The inshore lifeboat crew were tasked (from the previous shout just before midnight on 6 June) after concerned relatives reported two men missing on a fishing trip. The all-weather lifeboat also launched to join the search. The inshore crew found the motorboat at Whitley Lake where its crew had moored after losing radio and mobile phone contact in the storm.
6 June	After a day of being the centre of attention at the naming ceremony and dedication, it was business as usual when the pagers went off just before midnight. Sgt Bob Martin launched amid lightning and heavy rain, which felt like ‘ball bearings being fired from a machine gun’ and force 6 easterly winds after a call from Portland Coastguard just before midnight on Saturday. Reports of a man in the water saw the crew dash to the fuel barge in Poole Harbour where the man had managed to climb back onboard.
1 June	1727 – ILB After just returning from the previous call out the pagers went off again for the ILB to launch to assist in a search for a missing snorkeller off Sandbanks. Before arriving on scene the Poole lifeguards had located the person so the ILB returned to station at 1645.
1 June	1516 – ILB and ALB Both lifeboats launched to a possible fire onboard a 7.6m motorboat in the main channel. The two people onboard had jumped into the water. A passing vessel picked up both casualties and then handed them to the ILB. The ILB crew wrapped them in blankets and stood by the vessel to keep other vessels clear of it. The casualties were then taken to the Haven steps once the ALB arrived on scene. The ALB towed the vessel to the Haven steps where they were met by a large number of firefighters from the Fire Service. After checking the vessel the ALB towed it to Salterns marina.
31 May	0950 – ALB While on exercise the ALB was tasked to a possible person in the water. A message had been written in the sand and some clothes were found on the beach. The ALB searched the area, along with an RNLI lifeguard rescue watercraft, a coastguard rescue team and police – both on land and in a helicopter. Nothing was found
30 May	1120 – ILB The lifeboat was tasked to broken down angling boat, 1 mile east of Bournemouth pier. The vessel was towed to the RNLI moorings beyond Poole bridge.
30 May	1020 – ILB Launched to a sports fishing vessel that had lost steering. Towed to Baiter.
26 May	1920 – ILB and ALB Both lifeboats were launched to a sinking R19 yacht near Parkstone platform. The salvage pumps from both lifeboats started to pump the water out while the vessel was being towed alongside the all-weather lifeboat. The vessel was towed back to Poole yacht club.
26 May	1108 – ILB The lifeboat launched to a dinghy that had capsized in very gusty winds near Pottery Pier on Brownsea Island. One person onboard had been hit by the boom and had gashed his head and had bruising on the face next to both eyes. Both he and the skipper were thrown into the water. The ILB retrieved the dinghy and took it ashore to Brownsea Island before bringing both men back to the lifeboat station where they were met by a waiting ambulance. The injured man was taken to hospital to check out the bruising and he was also suffering from hypothermia. The lifeboat then went back to tow the dinghy back to Baiter.
25 May	1840 – ILB The ILB crew were paged to two upturned canoes that had capsized in the wash of one of the ferry’s leaving the harbour. Another boat on scene checked they were OK – they had been riding the waves – and no further assistance was required so the lifeboat crew were stood down before launching.
24 May	1415 – The ILB was then tasked to the boat caught in the moorings. Once on scene the ILB was able to pull the yacht over using the halyard from the top of the mast. As the hull of the vessel became clear of the water, an ILB crew member entered the water and was able to release the chain from the propeller. After checking the vessel it continued on its way towards Wareham.
24 May	1345 – ILB The ILB was tasked to a vessel aground on Stone Island with nine people onboard but a Poole Harbour vessel managed to tow them off.
24 May	1315 – ALB The all-weather lifeboat launched to an 8m yacht whose propeller had caught in the chain of a mooring. The ALB attempted to tow the vessel off but the chain was wrapped around several times.
24 May	1310 – ILB ILB tasked to jetski with rope sucked into its main unit. ILB towed it from the main channel to Baiter.
23 May	2000 – ALB A yacht (six people onboard), with a jammed rudder 30º to port, was towed from just outside the harbour to the town quay. A diver was then used to cut the rope that had wrapped around the rudder.
23 May	1705 – ILB A 4.5m sailing dinghy hit the chain ferry as it was coming back in through the harbour’s entrance – there was little tide and wind. The two casualties had been picked up by a RIB and were then transferred to the ILB. The ILB towed the dismasted dinghy and took the two casualties back to Parkstone yacht club.
23 May	1505 – ILB A motor cabin cruiser with machinery failure was taking on water off Branksome Chine. The ILB towed the vessel and two people onboard to Cobbs Quay.
22 May	1135 – ILB and ALB The skipper onboard a 6.4m powerboat sent out a mayday that they were taking on water and sinking near the Training Bank just outside the harbour’s entrance. The skipper was able to resolve the problem before the boats arrived on scene so the lifeboats returned to station.
21 May	1850 – ILB The ILB launched to a 5.5m yacht at the harbour’s entrance. One of the yacht’s crew had suffered a head injury from the boom of the yacht. The ILB crew took him ashore to a waiting ambulance at the ferry steps.
19 May	1920 – ILB Two teenagers were recovered by the ILB crew from a boat on a mooring after the dinghy they were on capsized off Asda. They were met at Poole lifeboat station by Police.
17 May	1325 – ALB Poole’s all-weather lifeboat launched to an 8.5m yacht in difficulty off Flag Head Chine, near to Canford Cliffs. The yacht, with one man onboard, got into difficulty in fierce winds gusting up to 40 knots. He lost his sails and then found his engine had a suffered a mechanical problem. The yachtsman then dropped his anchor down but with the lumpy seas and blustery winds, he found his yacht was being dragged perilously near towards the shore. The Poole lifeboat and volunteer crew found the yacht and attached a tow to bring him safely back to his mooring inside Poole harbour. Volunteer Coxswain Jonathan Clark said: ‘He was glad to see us; there was some bumpy sea out there. When you're out there on days like today you soon have enough.’
16 May	1415 – ILB A windsurfer was reported hanging onto a race marker buoy by the oyster beds in Poole Harbour. Vigilant, already in the area, picked him up while the ILB took the board and sails to Ham beach.
12 May	1230 – Boarding boat A Sunseeker boat reported a fire on Poole bridge. Two crew took members of the Fire Service out to the bridge to check the wooden dolphins. The Mechanic extinguished the flames using a fire extinguisher. The bridge was closed for 45 minutes while the Fire Service checked the fire had gone out. They then came back an hour later to make a further check.
10 May	1815 – ILB A personal watercraft (PWC) with two persons onboard started sinking off Southbourne. One was able to swim ashore while the other – a non-swimmer – held onto some debris shouting for help. The ILB recovered this casualty and took him ashore to a waiting ambulance and then towed the PWC to Mudeford.
10 May	1730 – ILB While investigating an object on the beach the 7.5m Police RIB went aground off rocks at Old Harry Rocks. The ILB towed it off and then the RIB was able to make its own way back to harbour.
10 May	1305 – ILB Two teenagers had been thrown from a 5.5m open powerboat into the water. As they didn’t have a kill cord attached to the motor controls, the vessel continued speeding around in circles. The ILB managed to stop the vessel, while the two teenagers were picked out of the water by a Poole harbour launch.
3 May	1630 – ILB The ILB took over the tow of the Bayliner and towed it to Cobbs Quay.
3 May	1535 – ALB ALB was tasked to a second incident. A Bayliner with two people onboard had broken down with fuel problems off Hook Sands in the Swash Channel. The ALB towed the vessel to Poole lifeboat station.
3 May	1430 – ALB 13.7m ketch (six persons onboard) with loss of power and steering west of the Swash Channel. Power was resumed and they were able to make temporary repairs to the steering. The ALB escorted the vessel to the main channel off Brownsea Island.
3 May	1220 – ILB Small motor vessel (four persons onboard including two children) with engine overheat. Checked out by Dorset Fire Service at the ferry terminal before being cleared and taken by the ILB to Davis’s boatyard.
	Summaries of earlier call outs in 2009 can be found here

Prior years' launches
	Details of prior shouts and rescue activity
1990	128
1991	111
1992	131
1993	181
1994	184
1995	232 a vintage year
1996	188
1997	167
1998	170
1999	142
2000	112
2001	193 including a dramatic rescue near the chain ferry,
2002	158
2003	179
2004	137
2005	153
2006	144
2007	107
2008	154

History of the station

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In 2001, Meridian TV made a documentary called 'Lifeboat', featuring the work of Poole lifeboat station. Watch the trailer in
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Welcome to Poole lifeboat station's website

4 July 2009

Hamworthy park summer Fete, we will have a stall and the ILB will be putting in an appearance

2 August 2009

POOLE LIFEBOAT OPEN DAY Each year the station opens its doors to give the public a chance to look around one of the RNLI’s busiest coastal stations.

Saturday 6 June was a big day for all those associated with Poole lifeboat station with the naming ceremony and dedication of the new B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat.

The Atlantic was named after Sgt Bob Martin, who was ex-Durham light Infantry and long-term supporter of the RNLI at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.

The lifeboat was named Sgt Bob Martin (Civil Service No. 50) at the wonderful ceremony, which was a proud and, at times, emotional event for all concerned at the lifeboat station.

After the service of dedication, daughters of Bob Martin, Sally Bowden and Debbie Martin, named the lifeboat in traditional style with champagne. They said: ‘We are very proud to have a lifeboat named after our father and may all the crew have many safe call outs in her.’

Eight Chelsea Pensioners attended the ceremony, resplendent as always in their scarlet coats. On the same day as the world commemorated and remembered 65 years since D Day, the pensioners were asked why they not at a service for this elsewhere. They replied: ‘We are here for Bob.’

view pictures from the day and read more about Sgt Bob Martin

You can also read more about the boats construction in this story of the Poole and District branches visit to the Inshore Lifeboat Centre.

Happisburgh’s lifeboat community is situated in a cliff-top village on a stretch of coastline that is disappearing at an alarming rate due to coastal erosion. The new lifeboat is based at Cart Gap where the station was moved in 2003 after the encroaching sea forced its relocation.

All at Poole lifeboat station wish the crew volunteers at Happisburgh many safe shouts.

Poole was the busiest lifeboat station in the south west in 2008 where the volunteer crews launched 156 times, rescuing 213 people.

On average the volunteer lifeboat crews and the RNLI lifeguards in the south west helped 31 people a day in 2008.

After Poole lifeboat station, Exmouth in Devon was second busiest with 125 launches, followed by Falmouth in Cornwall where the lifeboats put to sea for 104 emergencies.

7 June

6 June

Reports of a man in the water saw the crew dash to the fuel barge in Poole Harbour where the man had managed to climb back onboard.

1 June

1727 – ILB After just returning from the previous call out the pagers went off again for the ILB to launch to assist in a search for a missing snorkeller off Sandbanks. Before arriving on scene the Poole lifeguards had located the person so the ILB returned to station at 1645.

1 June

31 May

30 May

1120 – ILB The lifeboat was tasked to broken down angling boat, 1 mile east of Bournemouth pier. The vessel was towed to the RNLI moorings beyond Poole bridge.

30 May

1020 – ILB Launched to a sports fishing vessel that had lost steering. Towed to Baiter.

26 May

1920 – ILB and ALB Both lifeboats were launched to a sinking R19 yacht near Parkstone platform. The salvage pumps from both lifeboats started to pump the water out while the vessel was being towed alongside the all-weather lifeboat. The vessel was towed back to Poole yacht club.

26 May

25 May

24 May

24 May

1345 – ILB The ILB was tasked to a vessel aground on Stone Island with nine people onboard but a Poole Harbour vessel managed to tow them off.

24 May

1315 – ALB The all-weather lifeboat launched to an 8m yacht whose propeller had caught in the chain of a mooring. The ALB attempted to tow the vessel off but the chain was wrapped around several times.

24 May

1310 – ILB ILB tasked to jetski with rope sucked into its main unit. ILB towed it from the main channel to Baiter.

23 May

2000 – ALB A yacht (six people onboard), with a jammed rudder 30º to port, was towed from just outside the harbour to the town quay. A diver was then used to cut the rope that had wrapped around the rudder.

23 May

23 May

1505 – ILB A motor cabin cruiser with machinery failure was taking on water off Branksome Chine. The ILB towed the vessel and two people onboard to Cobbs Quay.

22 May

1135 – ILB and ALB The skipper onboard a 6.4m powerboat sent out a mayday that they were taking on water and sinking near the Training Bank just outside the harbour’s entrance. The skipper was able to resolve the problem before the boats arrived on scene so the lifeboats returned to station.

21 May

1850 – ILB The ILB launched to a 5.5m yacht at the harbour’s entrance. One of the yacht’s crew had suffered a head injury from the boom of the yacht. The ILB crew took him ashore to a waiting ambulance at the ferry steps.

19 May

1920 – ILB Two teenagers were recovered by the ILB crew from a boat on a mooring after the dinghy they were on capsized off Asda. They were met at Poole lifeboat station by Police.

17 May

16 May

1415 – ILB A windsurfer was reported hanging onto a race marker buoy by the oyster beds in Poole Harbour. Vigilant, already in the area, picked him up while the ILB took the board and sails to Ham beach.

12 May

10 May

10 May

1730 – ILB While investigating an object on the beach the 7.5m Police RIB went aground off rocks at Old Harry Rocks. The ILB towed it off and then the RIB was able to make its own way back to harbour.

10 May

3 May

1630 – ILB The ILB took over the tow of the Bayliner and towed it to Cobbs Quay.

3 May

1535 – ALB ALB was tasked to a second incident. A Bayliner with two people onboard had broken down with fuel problems off Hook Sands in the Swash Channel. The ALB towed the vessel to Poole lifeboat station.

3 May

1430 – ALB 13.7m ketch (six persons onboard) with loss of power and steering west of the Swash Channel. Power was resumed and they were able to make temporary repairs to the steering. The ALB escorted the vessel to the main channel off Brownsea Island.

3 May

1220 – ILB Small motor vessel (four persons onboard including two children) with engine overheat. Checked out by Dorset Fire Service at the ferry terminal before being cleared and taken by the ILB to Davis’s boatyard.

POOLE LIFEBOAT OPEN DAY
Each year the station opens its doors to give the public a chance to look around one of the RNLI’s busiest coastal stations.

1727 – ILB
After just returning from the previous call out the pagers went off again for the ILB to launch to assist in a search for a missing snorkeller off Sandbanks. Before arriving on scene the Poole lifeguards had located the person so the ILB returned to station at 1645.

1120 – ILB
The lifeboat was tasked to broken down angling boat, 1 mile east of Bournemouth pier. The vessel was towed to the RNLI moorings beyond Poole bridge.

1020 – ILB
Launched to a sports fishing vessel that had lost steering. Towed to Baiter.

1920 – ILB and ALB
Both lifeboats were launched to a sinking R19 yacht near Parkstone platform. The salvage pumps from both lifeboats started to pump the water out while the vessel was being towed alongside the all-weather lifeboat. The vessel was towed back to Poole yacht club.

1345 – ILB
The ILB was tasked to a vessel aground on Stone Island with nine people onboard but a Poole Harbour vessel managed to tow them off.

1315 – ALB
The all-weather lifeboat launched to an 8m yacht whose propeller had caught in the chain of a mooring. The ALB attempted to tow the vessel off but the chain was wrapped around several times.

1310 – ILB
ILB tasked to jetski with rope sucked into its main unit. ILB towed it from the main channel to Baiter.

2000 – ALB
A yacht (six people onboard), with a jammed rudder 30º to port, was towed from just outside the harbour to the town quay. A diver was then used to cut the rope that had wrapped around the rudder.

1505 – ILB
A motor cabin cruiser with machinery failure was taking on water off Branksome Chine. The ILB towed the vessel and two people onboard to Cobbs Quay.

1135 – ILB and ALB
The skipper onboard a 6.4m powerboat sent out a mayday that they were taking on water and sinking near the Training Bank just outside the harbour’s entrance. The skipper was able to resolve the problem before the boats arrived on scene so the lifeboats returned to station.

1850 – ILB
The ILB launched to a 5.5m yacht at the harbour’s entrance. One of the yacht’s crew had suffered a head injury from the boom of the yacht. The ILB crew took him ashore to a waiting ambulance at the ferry steps.

1920 – ILB
Two teenagers were recovered by the ILB crew from a boat on a mooring after the dinghy they were on capsized off Asda. They were met at Poole lifeboat station by Police.

1415 – ILB
A windsurfer was reported hanging onto a race marker buoy by the oyster beds in Poole Harbour. Vigilant, already in the area, picked him up while the ILB took the board and sails to Ham beach.

1730 – ILB
While investigating an object on the beach the 7.5m Police RIB went aground off rocks at Old Harry Rocks. The ILB towed it off and then the RIB was able to make its own way back to harbour.

1630 – ILB
The ILB took over the tow of the Bayliner and towed it to Cobbs Quay.

1535 – ALB
ALB was tasked to a second incident. A Bayliner with two people onboard had broken down with fuel problems off Hook Sands in the Swash Channel. The ALB towed the vessel to Poole lifeboat station.

1430 – ALB
13.7m ketch (six persons onboard) with loss of power and steering west of the Swash Channel. Power was resumed and they were able to make temporary repairs to the steering. The ALB escorted the vessel to the main channel off Brownsea Island.

1220 – ILB
Small motor vessel (four persons onboard including two children) with engine overheat. Checked out by Dorset Fire Service at the ferry terminal before being cleared and taken by the ILB to Davis’s boatyard.