Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance funds portable defibrillators for non-stop community support
11, November 2022·1 min readCowes RNLI called to incident during Solent exerciseIf you saw flares and a powerful light being used near the Hovercraft terminal on Thursday evening, this is why
23, August 2022·1 min readCowes RNLI rescue after motor cruiser passenger fell down engine hatchThe injured woman was rescued from the motor cruiser and taken to St Mary's hospital
19, August 2022·1 min readPartially submerged Flying Fifteen rescued from SolentThe yacht had taken on too much water in lively sea conditions
17, July 2022·1 min readAlmost seven-hour air, sea and land search sparked after concern for swimmer raisedThe helicopter returned to its Lee-on-Solent base three times to refuel and Cowes lifeboat also returned to station once to refuel and change its volunteer crew
19, June 2022·1 min readConcern over man in dinghy leads to Solent searchThere was a report early evening that a man in a rubber dinghy appeared to be having difficulty rowing against wind and tide in mid-Solent
12, June 2022·1 min read81-year-old man suffers painful hip injury on offshore pontoonCowes RNLI and Bembridge Coastguards both assisted getting the injured man to the ambulance waiting on the Cowes shore
1, June 2022·1 min readCowes RNLI callout to yacht dismasted during strong windsThe yacht was escorted to Trinity Landing, Cowes, under its own power
31, May 2022·1 min read12-year-old girl rescued from waist-deep mud in the River MedinaThe girl had been waist-deep in the off-shore mud for over an hour, and was getting increasingly colder
10, January 2022·1 min readYacht towed to safety following problem with propellorIt had been the first shout for one of the station’s newest four crew members, Orry Crews
23, December 2021·1 min readFarewell to Laurie, Cowes RNLI crew member, now off to North SomersetLaurie was thanked for his exceptional service to the rescue and protection of those on the water over the last 15 years
6, December 2021·1 min readMoney raised from Natasha’s cross-Atlantic challenge presented to Cowes RNLIThe Cowes RNLI operations manager said that what Natasha achieved was well outside many people’s comfort zone
6, December 2021·1 min readCowes RNLI to the rescue after fishing boat sprung a leakThe small fishing boat had sprung a leak off Gurnard, so Cowes RNLI assisted in the rescue