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    Lace up for Lifesavers

    Published on April 17, 2013 in Uncategorized

    Virgin London Marathon

    A fertility nurse from Kent has been inspired by the work of the RNLI to run the Virgin London Marathon after witnessing a lifeboat launch at St Leonards near Hastings on Christmas Day.

    The Hastings crew were called out to a woman in difficulty in the water but were unable to save her.

    Rosie McSweenyRosie and Husband Jim also ran the Hastings Half Marathon on 24th March in aid of the charity.  A 36-year-old mother of two, this will be Rosie’s first attempt at a full marathon.

    To sponsor Rosie go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=rosiemcsweeney

    All involved at Hastings lifeboat station wish Rosie the best of luck !

     
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    Sunday morning call out to local fishing vessel

    Published on April 7, 2013 in Callouts 2013, Latest news

    Credit RNLI/Mike EustaceJust after 11am on Sunday 7th April Hastings Lifeboat station was alerted to a local fishing vessel which had developed machinery issues and was adrift 4.5 miles south east of  Hastings.

    A crew was assembled and the all weather lifeboat was launched to assist, once on scene a tow was passed and once secured the vessel was towed back to the harbour at Hastings, when in close proximity to the beach the fishing vessel was able to re start its engine for a short period of time and make its own way ashore with the lifeboat ensuring it made shore safely. Read more…

     
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    St Leonards Rotary helping save lives at sea

    Published on April 7, 2013 in Announcements, Events, Fund-Raising, Latest news

    A massive thank you to The Rotary Club of St Leonards-on-Sea who have donated £2,000 to Hastings Lifeboat Station.
    The money raised from On Yer Bike 2012 will be put towards a new Chart Plot system for our ILB. Read more…

     
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    Rough Launch for Hastings RNLI

    Published on March 17, 2013 in Callouts 2013

    Both of Hastings RNLI lifeboats were called out on Saturday following reports of a person in the water at Bexhill.

    Credit Murray Greenhill

    Credit Murray Greenhill

    The call initally came from Sussex Police who asked the lifeboats to assit following reports of a woman seen entering the water off Bexhill on Saturday morning.  It was also raining heaily, with a southerly gale whipping the rough sea up into a 3m breaking surf. Read more…

     
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    Hastings Lifeboat launches to difficult service

    Published on January 30, 2013 in Callouts 2012, Latest news

    Hastings RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched on Sunday evening to the aid of a man stranded off Warrior Square.60e

    The lifeboat was called just after 8.20pm on Sunday evening following reports of casualties stranded on rocks just off Warrior Square.  Initial reports suggested that up to five people could have been in the water and the inshore lifeboat was immediately launched.  The boat arrived within minutes and it soon became clear that four people had got safely to shore; this however still left one man perched on the rocks and surrounded by the sea. Read more…

     
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    Hastings SOS Car Wash Success

    Published on January 30, 2013 in Events, Fund-Raising

    Volunteers from Hastings RNLI lifeboat spent last Sunday washing cars as part of the charity’s annual SOS fundraising day. Read more…

     
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    Hastings Lifeboat Station SOS Day

    Published on January 12, 2013 in Fund-Raising

    We Raised £625 on our SOS day last year…..help us raise more in 2013? Read more…

     
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    Christmas Day launch for people in the water

    Published on December 26, 2012 in Callouts 2012, Latest news

    Both of Hastings Lifeboats were requested to launch shortly after 1030 am on Christmas morning to a report of numerous people in the water at St Leonards. Read more…

     
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    Early morning callout

    Published on November 14, 2012 in Callouts 2012, Latest news

    The ILB was launched at 0015 hours on 14th November following a report of a person in the water.

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    ILB aids broken down RIB

    Published on November 8, 2012 in Callouts 2012, Latest news

    The ILB was launched at 1645 hrs on 8th November to a RIB broken down half a mile south of Fairlight.

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