Shoreham’s all-weather and inshore lifeboats were launched just before 10.30am on 26 July to a report that a vessel had been spotted by the Shoreham National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) sinking three-quarters of a mile south of Shoreham Harbour. They discovered…
Over the past six months, the MAIB has launched new investigations into several fatal accidents onboard fishing vessels. The organisation says it has identified various recurrent themes, but man-overboard retrieval remains a persistent, and deadly, issue. In light of this,…
The sea was in his blood – Robert Charles ‘Bobby’ Brown was born in 1901 into a prolific fishing family. His father Charlie and uncles were all fishermen, and he went to sea from the age of six. The family…
On the morning of Saturday, 26 June, both of RNLI Penarth’s lifeboats launched following a Mayday call from a 7m fishing vessel taking on water near Lavernock Point, an area known for its strong currents. After arriving on scene, RNLI…
After receiving unprecedented access to its archives, filmmaker Shona Thomson decided to show a side of the RNLI many have not seen before with her documentary film Launch! On the Sea with Scotland’s Lifeboats. Rachael Harper reports It does take…
John Periam gets advice from RNLI fishing safety manager Frankie Horne on the issues that can threaten vessel stability and the safety of those onboard… RNLI analysis of commercial fishing fatalities between 2007 and 2018 shows that a high number…
Frankie Horne, fishing safety manager for the RNLI, talks to John Periam about the institution’s work to improve safety awareness in the industry The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has a dedicated fishing safety division run by Frankie Horne, who…
The 20m Peterhead stern trawler Opportunus IV and her five-man crew were towed to safety last week in a dramatic rescue by the local RNLI lifeboat and the six-week-old Fraserburgh trawler Jacqueline Anne FR 243, reports David Linkie. The extremely…
Both lifeboats at Clifden RNLI were launched just before 11am on 12 December, following a Coast Guard request to go to the aid of Ophelia WT 399, which was taking on water and in danger of sinking off the Galway…
Training for new and seasoned fishermen at Lyme Bay Fishing College is developing in parallel with resurgence in the local fishing community, reports John Periam Between 12 and 15 vessels currently fish out of Lyme Regis. In the foreground is…
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