Falmouth Lifeboat

09/11/2026

We are looking for a volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer to join our team:

The RNLI’s Lifeboat Station in Falmouth is looking for a volunteer to join the existing team in the role of Lifeboat Press Officer. 

06/11/2026

Another big thank you to Helford Passage Regatta for their continued support.

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗡𝗟𝗜

A cheque for £641 was handed over to Senior Station Technician Jonathon Blakeston and All-Weather Lifeboat Afloat Mechanic Andy Edwards at Falmouth Lifeboat Station recently by Regatta Treasurer Tina Walker.

The event has supported Falmouth RNLI since 2007 and over that time has raised over £27,000 for the charity. The money raised by the regatta is split between Falmouth RNLI and Cornwall Air Ambulance with a smaller amount going to the Helford River navigation marks, which have to be maintained. This year’s regatta was held on 8 August and the fine weather attracted a good attendance.

Tina Walker said: ‘The regatta mainly consists of rowing events for the under 8s up to veterans but also has swimming races and a number of shore-based activities including a tug of war, egg and spoon, three-legged and sack races as well as a tombola, raffle and cake stalls. It was also great to have Falmouth’s Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Robina Nixon Chard visit the regatta and be alongside the pontoon for people to view. It was a great day!’

Falmouth RNLI is very grateful to Helford Passage for their continued support.

05/11/2026

Falmouth Lifeboat crew welcomed members of Porthoustock Coastguard Rescue Team to the station last night (Wednesday 4 November) for a joint exercise involving the inshore and all-weather lifeboats.

The evening was run by Deputy Coxswain Jamie Wakefield and enabled the Coastguard team to see the capability of the lifeboats and to share ideas with the lifeboat crew.

03/11/2026

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The crew’s pagers were activated at 12.58pm this afternoon after a 30-foot yacht, with one person on board, had gone aground at Trefusis Point.

Our Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Robina Nixon Chard launched six minutes later and arrived on scene at 1.10pm where the conditions were a clear sky with good visibility, a force 5 easterly wind and a moderate sea.

The sailing vessel, which had suffered a loss of power, was located well aground on the rocks with a falling tide. The Iifeboat crew took the casualty off the yacht and took him back to the lifeboat station, arriving there at 1.30pm. The sailing vessel was left in the hands of a salvage company for recovery.

The lifeboat was ready for further service at 2pm.

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02/11/2026

𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Our Shannon class all-weather lifeboat Decibel Too was launched on service yesterday at 10.12am after HM Coastguard received a phone call from 70-year-old women who had suffered a leg injury on rocks on the north side of Porthbean Beach in Gerrans Bay. Portscatho Coastguard Rescue Team and Mevagissey Coastguard were also tasked along with South West Ambulance Service paramedics.

The lifeboat’s XEP boat was inflated during the passage to the scene, arriving there at 10.36am in good visibility, a clear sky with a force 4 north to north easterly wind and a slight sea.
The lifeboat crew located the casualty with the first Coastguard team members having just arrived on scene. The XEP boat was deployed with two casualty care qualified lifeboat crew members on board with medical kit and Entonox. The lifeboat crew stood by while further Coastguard team members and paramedics arrived.

A decision was made to extract the casualty by land so the all-weather lifeboat and XEP boat stood down and once the XEP boat had been recovered, the lifeboat was released at 11.25am to return to station, arriving there at 11.54am where it was made ready for further service at 12.15pm.

Library photos of Decibel Too: RNLI/Simon Culliford and the XEP boat: Falmouth RNLI

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30/10/2026

Falmouth Lifeboat Decibel Too launched on exercise on Wednesday evening (28 October) under the command of Deputy Coxswain Joe Sibley.

This exercise was a joint exercise with Saga Cruise's Spirit of Adventure whilst they were in port overnight.

The joint exercise allowed our crew to train alongside the Saga team in Embarkation and disembarkation via the pilot ladder, casualty care and casualty transfer. It also allowed our Lifeboat Medical Advisor Dr Rachel Wilson to meet and chat to the ships medical team and discuss casualty management and transfer.

On Thursday Captain Tanner and some of the ships officers visited the station and met Station Coxswain Luke Wills, Deputy Coxswain Elliot Holman and Deputy Mechanic Andy Edwards and toured the station, boats and equipment.

Coxswain Luke Wills said: ‘Training like this is really important for us to be ready if and when we are needed to support casualty transfers. We have undertaken a number of transfers from cruise ships before and it's important we allow our teams to train for them as and when we can.

Massive thank you to Saga Cruises and Balaena Famouth for facilitating the exercise and to Captain Tanner and his crew for their warm welcome and engagement during the training.’

Photos: Falmouth RNLI

29/10/2026

Falmouth lifeboat Station hosted its first Women in SAR (search and rescue) day recently. The event was organised and lead by Falmouth crew member Charlotte Mansell with the help of fellow crew member Tamara Brookes and Falmouth RNLI Coxswain Luke Wills.

The station welcomed women from different lifeboat stations in the south west. Gemma Wright, RNLI Head of Region for the South West, also attended to support the event. The day included navigation, casualty care and lifeboat familiarisation sessions as well as a visit to HM Coastguard to see behind the scenes and how they task lifeboats.

Charlotte said: ‘Women in SAR events are an amazing opportunity to create a supportive network and sense of community. We recognise that we are very lucky to have so many amazing and supportive male allies and will continue to aim to make the RNLI a completely inclusive space.’

26/10/2026

The station is open for visits this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (operational requirements allowing). Come along between 10.30am and 4pm (last tours start at 3pm) for a free guided tour of the lifeboats by a member of our visits team.

25/10/2026

Congratulations to Tony, Charlotte, Matt and Bex who passed their T1 ALB crew assessment today... Well done all of you and thank you to all of you who have given time and effort to their training!.

During their assessment by Coxswain/Mechanic Adam West, our training assessor, and under the watchful eye of Deputy Coxswain Joe Sibley on Sunday, they were assessed on anchoring, towing, mooring and berthing, locating and assisting a casualty, and operating the VHF radio. These tasks were assessed along with general nautical skills like keeping a lookout, ropework, and general deck work. All of them did really well.

Every member of the station, whether in a crew or shore-based operations role, follows a competence-based training and assessment programme, covering an agreed range of skills and competencies required to carry out essential tasks safely and effectively. In addition, they undertake operational training to help them meet the high standards required for their role. Every operational volunteer follows the structured pathway of the OCF (Operational Competence Framework), which supports them at each stage of their training and development.

We are incredibly proud of their achievements and look forward to supporting them as they continue their training.

25/10/2026

Why not join us at the King Charles the Martyr Church this Monday evening (26th Oct) at 7pm for a concert being put on by the pupils from the Cardinal Langley High School who are on tour in Cornwall during October.

The ensemble consists of ten sixteen/seventeen year old classical guitars, flutes, violin, mandolin and keyboard players

They will play a wide range of music from Beethoven and Bach to Neil Diamond which should be suitable for all music lovers.

Tickets (£10) can be purchased on the door - or in advance by visiting the link below

https://RNLICardinalLangleyHighSchoolConcert.eventbrite.co.uk