Newquay's Atlantic 85 Lifeboat is launched by Tractor from the beach. Always on call the Station holds an anual Lifeboat day with demonstrations and visits from other local boats and the RAF Search and Rescue team.
RNLI lifeguards at Fistral beach in Newquay rescued two women on Friday as they got into trouble bodyboarding in a dangerous part of the water. The women, aged 58 and 20, were in a gully with strong rip currents, which meant they were being dragged out to sea and then washed back onto rocks...
Newquay’s dedicated volunteers have literally pushed the boat out for the 100th time this year. Proving they are every ready and committed to respond to an emergency the crew abandoned their families and took the boats to sea...
Newquay’s dedicated volunteers had what was possibly their busiest week of the year, more akin to a week in the high season. Having already been tasked four times in the previous five days they were tasked three times on Friday 30th September and once again on Saturday 1st October
Newquay’s inshore lifeboats launched for the second time of the day at 19:35 hrs on Wednesday 28th September 2011 to assist four adults trapped by the rising tide on Towan Island.
Making the most of the hot weather, four people had been enjoying the evening sun and had not noticed the incoming tide...
RNLI lifeguards from Newquay will battle it out on Thursday (15 September) to determine who will take the title in the town’s annual Joe Way Paddle for Life. The charity event sees teams from the local community and beyond take part in a board paddle across Newquay harbour to raise money for their chosen charity...
At 09:30 hrs on Friday 9th September, Newquay lifeboat operations manager received a direct call from a local fishing boat Praa Nang, requesting assistance for an injured fisherman.
A fisherman aboard the fishing boat Praa Nang had caught his finger in the winch and suffered a partial amputation of one of his fingers...
Newquay’s volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew were called out in the early hours of this morning (Sunday 28 August) to assist rescuers as they tended to a casualty who’d fallen from the cliff at Towan beach.
The volunteers responded to a request from Falmouth Coastguard at about 5am to support the coastguard cliff rescue team...
After 5 shouts in 3 days, the volunteer crew were given a day off for good behaviour on Thursday before cramming 4 shouts and a full programme of lifeboat day into the next 3 days.
Friday 5th August saw the weekend starting with a call for assistance at 20:30 hrs...
