Padstow Lifeboat

03/09/2026

Free entry and free tastings!! What a sweet day this will be! Old Ship Hotel Sunday 13 September!

01/09/2026

Padstow RNLI volunteers have had a very busy bank holiday weekend, responding to their pagers every day from Saturday to Monday, and again this afternoon!

29 August – The crew launched at 10.41am to reports of a swimmer in difficulties at Tintagel Head. Padstow lifeboat was tasked to provide support to Port Isaac RNLI.

Port Isaac RNLI rescued the swimmer before Padstow lifeboat arrived on scene, so the crew were stood down and returned to the station, refuelled and ready for service by 12.20pm.

30 August – at 7.54pm Padstow volunteer crew launched to reports of people in difficulties in the water at Harlyn. HM Coastguard Padstow were also on scene.

After arriving on scene and doing a search of the area, no people were found to be in the water. Padstow lifeboat was stood down and returned to the station. This was a false alarm with good intent.

31 August – The crew launched at 4.53pm to reports of a person in difficulties on the north side of Tintagel Head. Padstow lifeboat was tasked to provide sea cover for Boscastle Coastguard Team.

Rescue Helicopter 924 was tasked and winched the casualty to safety. Padstow crew were stood down.

Today (1 September) the volunteer crew launched at 2.06pm to reports of a fishing vessel with a fouled propeller near the Rumps.

As Padstow lifeboat arrived on scene, the vessel was already under tow by the Harbour Rib ‘Stepper Point’. Padstow volunteer crew escorted them over the Doom Bar and then returned to the station. Refuelled and ready for service by 4pm.

21/08/2026

Padstow RNLI volunteers responded to their pagers twice on Wednesday (19 August).

First launching at 3.59pm to support Bude RNLI Lifeboat who were called to reports of a broken down fishing vessel.

Once on scene, with support from Bude RNLI Lifeboat a crew member from Padstow lifeboat was transferred to the fishing vessel along with a crew member from Bude RNLI.

After assessing the situation on board the fishing vessel, a battery was brought aboard and the fishing vessel engine was started.

The fishing vessel was then able to steam towards Bude.

Padstow and Bude RNLI escorted the vessel.

Padstow volunteer crew returned to the station at 7.35pm.

Later that evening at 10.32pm Padstow lifeboat launched again, to reports of a yacht in difficulties 35 miles north north west of Trevose Head.

Once on scene the crew assessed the situation. Due to the yachts engine failure and damage to the rigging, the safest course of action was to take the yacht under tow.

Padstow volunteer crew towed the yacht safely to the mooring in the Camel Estuary.

The crew returned to the station and the lifeboat was refuelled and ready for service by 7.30am.



Photo 1 Bude RNLI Lifeboat alongside Padstow lifeboat
Photo 2 Padstow RNLI lifeboat with stricken yacht off Trevose Head

19/08/2026

Our volunteer RNLI crew provided casualty care assessments for 6 swimmers who got into difficulties in the water on Sunday (16 August).

Four casualties were rescued off Trevose Head and brought to Padstow Lifeboat station by Wavehunters Padstow Sealife Safaris and Harlyn RNLI lifeguards. The remaining two casualties were winched to safety by Rescue Helicopter 924 and met by HM Coastguard Padstow team and taken to the lifeboat station.

Polzeath Coastguard rescue team was also tasked.

With all six swimmers assessed and needing no further treatment our volunteer crew took them by land back to Mother Ivey’s Bay.

Access to Trevose Head can be particularly challenging at this time of year, huge thanks to all those who helped with clearing the traffic.

Photo credit: Wavehunters

17/08/2026

12/08/2026

Padstow RNLI volunteer crew launched at 8.37pm on Thursday (6 August) to reports of a yacht with a fouled propeller.

The yacht was 8 miles west of Bude and Padstow lifeboat arrived on scene at 9.25pm.

The Coxswain assessed the situation and due to the fouled propeller, the fading light and the location of the vessel in a busy shipping lane, the safest course of action was to take the yacht under tow.

The yacht was towed safely to the mooring in the Camel Estuary.

Padstow lifeboat returned to the station and was refuelled and ready for service by 2am.

06/08/2026

Padstow RNLI volunteer crew launched yesterday morning (5 August) to reports of a vessel in difficulties in Mother Ivey’s Bay.

Once on scene the Coxswain assessed the situation. Due to the condition of the casualty and the position of the vessel it was decided that the safest course of action was to take the vessel to the nearest safe Harbour.

After transferring a crew member on board the vessel it was taken under tow to Padstow Harbour.

The crew returned to the Lifeboat Station at 10.45am

05/08/2026

Please note: There will be no training launch tonight! (5 August).

Our volunteer RNLI crew responded to their pagers this morning and have a busy weekend of fundraising ahead.

04/08/2026

This Sunday (9 August) is our Lifeboat Day!

Join us in Padstow to see the RNLI lifeboat and meet our volunteer crew.

Entertainment, stalls and souvenirs too.

21/07/2026

Join us this weekend for our Harbour Day!

Sunday 26 July - see Padstow RNLI Lifeboat and meet our volunteer crew.