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News Release - 1 July 2008
Demasted Yacht with engine failure calls for assistance from Dungeness RNLI lifeboat.
The demasted 10 m yacht 'Quintette Too' called the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat for assistance when it developed intermittent engine problems, 9 miles south of Dungeness Point on passage from Holland to Brighton with two persons on board.
Coxswain Stuart Adams, in charge of the RNLI lifeboat put deputy coxswain Mark Richardson aboard casualty to assess the situation and decided to tow the yacht to safe anchorage in Sovereign Harbour at Eastbourne. Hastings RNLI lifeboat launched to take over the tow to allow the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat to return to its own area.
For more information please telephone the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat press officer Judith Richardson on 01797 320062 or on her mobile 0792 5576569
News Release - 28 May 2008
Dungeness RNLI lifeboat launched to woman taken ill on 47' Swedish yacht.
The RNLI lifeboat was called last Wednesday evening (28 May) to assist a female crewmember on the yacht 'Om Shanti'. The 47' Swedish yacht with four persons on board had recently left Eastbourne when weather conditions deteriorated. Crewman Garry Clark, a fully trained first aider was put aboard the yacht from the lifeboat in very rough conditions to monitor the patient whilst the RNLI lifeboat escorted the casualty to Dover Harbour to meet a waiting ambulance.
For more information please telephone the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat press officer Judith Richardson on 01797 320062 or on her mobile 0792 5576569
News Release - 22 May 2008
Dungeness RNLI lifeboat station officers attend RNLI Awards Ceremony at the Barbican in London on Thursday 22 May, 2008
Coxswain Stuart Adams, LOM (lifeboat operations manager) Eric Whenday and chairman of the management committee, William Richardson with their wives were proud to travel to the Barbican in London on Thursday 22nd May, to watch Eric and Jean Cass from Virginia Water - the donors of the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat 'Pride and Spirit' receive the RNLI's Individual Supporters Award from the Duchess of Cornwall.
The Cass's have been long-standing supporters of the RNLI contributing to many individual donations over the past fifteen years and in particular to the Dungeness station. They have become good friends with the crew and their families and frequently visit the station to add their support.
In all their financial contribution to the RNLI has been close to £750,000 since 1992.
For more information please telephone the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat press officer Judith Richardson on 01797 320062 or on her mobile 0792 5576569
News Release - 19 January 2008
Dungeness RNLI lifeboat launches to 10 metre fishing vessel broken down in gale force winds with four persons aboard.
The RNLI lifeboat was launched last Friday, ten miles south west of Dungeness to the 10m fishing catamaran 'Amadeus' broken down with engine machinery failure in gale force winds. In heavy seas the lifeboat attached a towrope to the casualty and proceeded slowly in the heavy swells towards Dover Harbour. On nearing the port, Dover RNLI lifeboat was launched to assist with the tow as the sea conditions were too rough to enter through the western entrance. Cross channel ferries were held up at the Eastern entrance to allow the two lifeboats to manoeuve the casualty through the entrance. Deputy second coxswain Trevor Bunney in command of the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat said 'the tow rope snapped twice but the lifeboat crew responded with exceptional co-ordinated teamwork to re-attach the towrope in very dangerous sea and weather conditions'
For more information please telephone the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat press officer Judith Richardson on 01797 320062 or on her mobile 0792 5576569
News Release - 16 August 2008
Dungeness RNLI lifeboat is launched in the early hours of Saturday 16th August, 2008 to a 12 metre yacht on passage from Ipswich to Cardiff.
The RNLI lifeboat 'Pride and Spirit' was called at 00.45 hours in the morning to the 12 metre yacht broken down with engine failure, three miles south west of the Dungeness Point. The yacht with four persons aboard was towed to a safe anchorage in Dover Harbour.
News Release - 6 June 2008
Lone yachtsman with power failure calls Dungeness RNLI lifeboat for assistance
At 1 am early on Friday morning (6 June, 2008) the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat received a call from a mobile phone with the yachtsman's plight two miles east south-east of Dungeness Point. The casualty had lost all power on his yacht and with no VHF radio backup had to use his mobile phone to summon help. Crewmember Terry Ashford was put aboard casualty to assist so that the RNLI lifeboat could tow the vessel to a safe anchorage in Dover Harbour.
Coxswain Stuart Adams said ' any person putting to sea should take a VHF handheld radio as a backup rather than use a mobile phone as the RNLI search and rescue equipment does not operate with mobile phones'
For more information please telephone the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat press officer Judith Richardson on 01797 320062 or on her mobile 0792 5576569
News Release - 2 May 2008
Dungeness RNLI lifeboat rescues four people from their 36' yacht broken down in the shipping lane of the English Channel
Dungeness RNLI lifeboat 'Pride and Spirit' was called to the yacht 'Vaga A' - 9 miles south east of Dungeness, on passage from Eastbourne to Boulogne last Friday night (2nd May) at 9 pm with a fouled propeller and four persons on board. The casualty was towed to safe anchorage in Dover Harbour.
Coxswain Stuart Adams (48) said ' Picture being broken down with your car at night on the busiest stretch of the M 25 – any minute one of the huge lorries rushing past could hit you. Sounds like a nightmare? Worse things can happen to a skipper at sea.
The casualties must have been utterly terrified, marooned on a small craft unable to manoeuvre, stuck in the middle of one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Certainly the sight of our lifeboat was a tremendous relief to the people on board'
For more information please telephone the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat press officer Judith Richardson on 01797 320062 or on her mobile 0792 5576569
News Release - 22 September 2008
Dungeness RNLI lifeboat launches to fishing vessel broken down with machine failure
The RNLI lifeboat 'Pride and Spirit' was called to a local fishing boat from Dungeness with machine failure 9 miles east of Dungeness Point on the morning of Sunday 21 September 2008. The stricken vessel was towed to the Dungeness beach and the RNLI lifeboat was given a quick clean and polish before the start of the Annual lifeboat Blessing later in the day.
Over 300 people attended the Blessing conducted by the Reverend Stephen Hardy from Lydd. After the service Robert Bliss, Leader of Shepway District Council presented the awards. Chris Mayes, shorecrew, received a picture from the crew and Malcolm Reynolds received his retirement award for 23 years service to the RNLI.
Presentation of framed letters of thanks from the RNLI was given to Deputy Coxswain Trevor Bunney and his crew Toby Strickett, Richard Fletcher, Paul Stevens, Garry Clark and Mick Pearson for service far beyond their duty when they towed a fishing vessel with machine failure into Dover Harbour in January 2008.
The winds were gusting up to force 8 and 9, their tow roped snapped four times before they could safely take the casualty under a secured tow. They took many hours to manoeuvre the stricken vessel towards Dover Harbour, in fact the seas were so rough that Dover RNLI lifeboat came out to the Dungeness lifeboat just off Dover to assist in guiding the stricken vessel to a safe anchorage.
For more information please telephone Judith Richardson, Dungeness RNLI lifeboat press officer on 01797 320062 or on her mobile 07925 576569 or e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
News Release - 3 December 2008
Dungeness RNLI lifeboat responds to fishermans may-day call
Early on Wednesday 3 December 2008, a lone fisherman made a 'may-day' call to authorities after his hand was caught in his boat's winch, 5 miles southwest of Dungeness point.
The Dungeness RNLI lifeboat arrived on scene to find the casualty had managed to free his hand but had serious injuries to his arm.
Coxswain Stuart Adams put four of his crew on vessel with stretcher to administer first aid and transfer casualty to the RNLI lifeboat. On returning to the Dungeness lifeboat station due to the tide being out, the Coxswain called for the assistance of RNLI tractor at the boathouse to go out into the sea and rendezvous with RNLI lifeboat to transport the casualty to the waiting ambulance on shore.
Casualty was taken to the William Harvey Hospital.
For more information please telephone Judith Richardson, Dungeness RNLI lifeboat press officer on mob: 07925 576569 or 01797 320062 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.