Poole award Ceremony. From left to right, John Tyson, Mo Tyson, Judy Hayes, Glyn Hayes, John Egerton Preece
The RNLI relies on volunteers to run its fundraising activities as well as crew its lifeboats. Its position as the charity which saves lives at sea could not be maintained without these volunteers who give of their time and dedication to the Institution.
Emergency services descended on an airfield in Cambridgeshire on Wednesday night to test how they work together when responding to night time incidents.
June 20, 2013—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.(MOL) has issued an update on the status of the containership MOL Comfort. The five year old vessel broke into two sections, June 17, after encountering heavy weather while under way on the Indian Ocean. MOL says that the aft part is drifting near 13’00″N 61’29″E in an east-northeast direction. The status of the fore part remains to be confirmed as visibility is limited due to adverse weather.
Two adventurous Marshalls Aerospace and Defence Group workers, Dave Rich and Dave McCubbine, are preparing to cycle from Cambridge to Paris – and back again! All the money they raise will go to the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Dave Rich explained: “We are absolutely delighted to be tackling this Cambridge to Paris bike ride in aid of the EAAA. Working at Marshalls means that we see the EAAA going out on life-saving missions every day. We also witnessed the incredible work that the EAAA paramedics do first hand when our colleague, Richard Fryer, was involved in a horrific car accident. The EAAA really did save Richard’s life, and so we wanted to give something back to this amazing charity”.
Date:
18/06/2013
Author: Bob Warwick
During preparation for a planned evening exercise at 6pm we were alerted to a jetskier reported to be in difficulty in the River Mersey, off from New Brighton, and promptly launched our Atlantic 85 lifeboat in response.
At a regional award ceremony on 16 June, RNLI volunteer Hedley Saunders was awarded a silver statuette for his 10-year term as Honorary Treasurer. Hedley, a dentist by profession, has helped raise thousands of pounds for Exmouth RNLI over the last 15 years.
From Left: Simon Jackson (NSR Training Officer), Mike Kelso (new member, and North Van Fire Fighter), Ryan Morasiewicz (new member, and lawyer by trade), Dale Weidman (new member, and VPD member), Scott Merriman (new member, and Electrical Engineer), Curtis Jones (NSR MIT Coordinator).
By John Blown
I would like to extend my congratulations to our newest members who were officially brought on to our team on Tuesday at our AGM and presented with the NSR Team Jacket. It is quite the accomplishment to pass the MIT program – it requires a huge amount of dedication, training, and sacrifice of personal time. These members have completed an extensive two year Member in Training program that includes a practical and written exam. These new members also bring with them an excellent array of skills from their “normal day jobs”.
Five year old box ship breaks apart in Indian Ocean
June 18, 2013—A five year old 8,000 TEU containership has broken apart in the Indian Ocean. Dramatic photos tweeted by Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Mumbai (MRCC) this morning showed the two sections of the the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) operated containership MOL Comfort as still afloat. The ship was delivered in 2008 by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works as the APL Russia. It flies the Bahamas flag and is classed by ClassNK.
Lifeboat volunteers from Sunderland RNLI Station rushed into action earlier this afternoon (Tuesday 18 June) to assist the crew of a 9m yacht after their boat ran out of fuel on a passage between the River Tyne and Sunderland.
Date: 17/06/2013
Author: Paul Nicholson
A team of volunteers from Whitburn Ladies Guild, Sunderland Lifeboat Station, along with several supporters took part in a two day collection (Friday/Saturday 14/15 June) inside the store which raised a fantastic total of £1,593.