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We're on YouTube

See our on board videos now on YouTube....   Read more...

Winter Update

The winter is traditionally a quieter time for callouts, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t busy! Training continues with a mix of on-water sessions and theory sessions. We also have an intake of trainee crew who are getting to grips with all aspects of becoming trained crew later on this year...   Read more...

Boathouse Appeal

The start of the year saw the launch of an appeal by The Portishead Lifeboat Trust to raise £750,000 to fund the construction of a new boathouse near the new Portishead Quays marina...   Read more...

Stuck in the mud!

The crew of the lifeboat were paged to attend a yacht aground at 1735 on the evening of Friday 17th June 2005. On arrival at the scene, they saw a 40 foot fin-keeled yacht, Beaucette, aground and sitting perfectly upright in the sands...   Read more...