2009 Services ILB
SAT 09TH MAY Weather FAIR Wind NE 2
Launched 1658 Back on station 1822
Crew assemble for a boat caught in the swell at Portelet Bay. Casulty crew managed to swim ashore, however, the vessel now abandoned drifted onto rocks. Although the anchor was deployed the warp was not long enough to hold the vessel in place with the incomming tide. The ILB was tasked with towing the vessel off of the rock and back to St Helier Harbour.
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WED 20TH MAY Weather FAIR Wind NE3
Paged 12:45
STOOD DOWN
LOCAL BOAT BROKEN DOWN PATERNOSTERS AREA
ILB DID NOT LAUNCH AS ANOTHER VESSEL TOOK CASUALTY IN TOW
WED 3RD JUNE Weather FINE Wind NE1
Launched 0532 Back on station 0800
Both boats lanuched to a missing fisherman. A member of the public noticed a fishing rod with its line out and some fishing gear scattered on the rocks at Corbiere but no one insight! ILB searched the shore line while the ALB searched just off the coast. After a couple of hours of searching the boats were stood down.
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MON 22ND JUNE Weather FINE Wind N F3
Launched 1552 Back on station 1812
The ILB was launched to a 24foot motor boat broken down 1.5NM south of the North Minquiers Buoy. ILB towed the vessel back to St Helier.
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SUN 28TH JUNE Weather FAIR Wind ENE F3
Launched 1627 Back on station 1745
The St Helier ILB was launched along with the St Helier ALB and St Catherines ILB to a 5 mtr motor boat taking on water and unable to cope 2 NM north of Plemont Bay. There were 4 persons on board with only 3 life jackets!! The casulty vessel made the beach at Plemont and awaited the arrival of the Lifeboats. The St Catherines lifeboat arrived 5 min before and proceeded to pump the water out. The St Helier Lifeboat then passed the larger pump across to the casulty and towed the vessel off of the beach towards the safety of St Helier.
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THURS 9TH JULY Weather FINE Wind WNW F3
Launched 2009 Back on station 2100
The St Helier inshore lifeboat was launched to a dismasted sailing vessel with two persons onboard requiring a tow back to St Helier.
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