by sumner lifeboat crew | Sep 9, 2020 | Coastguard Sumner News
Congratulations to Sumner Lifeboat crew who attained new Coastguard statuses in August: Senior Operational level – Finley Passmore and Mike Barber Operational level – Camilla Gibbons, Howard Nicholls, Paul Cowey and Yvonne de Beer. ...
by sumner lifeboat crew | May 15, 2020 | Coastguard Sumner News
With Alert Level 2 coming into effect on Thursday 14 May 2020, boaties are allowed back on the water and surfing, swimming, kayaking etc. are permitted too. Sumner Lifeboat crew will be on call 24×7, as they were throughout the COVID-19 lockdown. For...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Mar 25, 2020 | Coastguard Sumner News
At this time when we all need to unite to beat COVID-19, we ask that you stay off the water and out of harm’s way. Should you get into difficulty, you will quickly want help from Coastguard volunteers and staff, requiring them to leave self-isolation and come...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Mar 23, 2020 | Coastguard Sumner News
Despite the COVID-19 restrictions, Sumner Lifeboat will continue to operate its 24×7 maritime search and rescue services. Our vessels will be maintained and crew will respond to emergency call outs. All training and non-essential contact...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Oct 2, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Training for success! Four volunteer crew have recently achieved Coastguard senior and operational levels, the well-deserved outcome of two years of training and a lot of hard work. Baptiste Marconnet and Bjorn Stankowitz have become Coastguard Senior Operational...
by sumner lifeboat crew | Sep 29, 2019 | Coastguard Sumner News
Sumner Lifeboat’s radio operator Bob C’Ailceta has received a Coastguard Southern Region award: he is the Communications & Incident Management Volunteer of the Year 2019. Bob joined Sumner Lifeboat as a volunteer in 2001. He is part of a team of Radio...
