Margate RNLI lifeboat in dramatic rescue!
Margate RNLI B class lifeboat ‘Colonel Stock’ Image:RNLI Margate In a dramatic joint RNLI, HM Coastguard operation a person has been rescued after being cut off by the tide at…
Make Waves This Summer: Lifeguard jobs at Herne Bay & Tankerton!
Are you ready for an exhilarating summer protecting the stunning shores of Herne Bay and Tankerton? Canterbury City Council is on the lookout for enthusiastic and skilled individuals to join…
Jon’s inspiring journey culminates in Coxswain role at RNLI Dungeness
Jon Morgan Photo: RNLI A remarkable journey of dedication and service culminated last Thursday, March 27th, 2025, as Jon Morgan officially assumed the role of full-time Coxswain at Dungeness Lifeboat…
Whitstable RNLI sails to the rescue, bringing stranded motor cruiser safely home!
Whitstable lifeboat (Relief B-Class Martin Frederick Whitehouse) approaches the casualty vessel broken down in the vicinity of the Kentish Flats Wind farm on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Dave Parry – RNLI…
Dramatic sea rescue off Kent coast as cargo ship fire forces evacuation
Ramsgate’s all-weather lifeboat, Diamond Jubilee, in action Credit: RNLI/Ramsgate RNLI A major international rescue operation unfolded off the coast of Ramsgate and Dover this week, as a cargo ship battling…
Kent people smuggling gang jailed for risky Channel crossings
Library image: Canterbury Crown Court A criminal gang that attempted to smuggle Vietnamese migrants across the English Channel in dangerously unseaworthy boats has been sentenced. Led by 57-year-old Freddy Lawrence…
Chop Chop! Over £1,000 raised for Whitstable RNLI from Christmas tree chipping!
Christmas tree chipping raises £1,114 at Whitstable RNLI Photo: Chris Davey Despite the frosty morning, Whitstable RNLI volunteers welcomed a steady stream of festive fir trees to their station on…
Tide traps walkers near James Bond author’s St Margaret’s Bay hideaway
Crew under the cliffs Credit: RNLI/Christopher Winslade The first call of the New Year for the Walmer RNLI proved a dramatic one as they raced to the rescue of three…
Sheerness Lifeboat crewman’s Christmas Day pager alert halts marriage proposal
Steve Elliott had marriage proposal interrupted as pager goes off on Christmas Day Credit: RNLI It was a Christmas Day filled with love, adventure, and unwavering dedication for Steve Elliott,…