Southampton Maritime Volunteer Service - MVS

19/04/2026

With bitternepark.info – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

19/04/2026

We put an all-female crew together today to practice casualty extraction using a 70kg dummy - literally a dead weight.

07/04/2026

07/04/2026

How to use the new throw ropes installed at Riverside Park in Bitterne to help a casualty in the water. Or stuck in the mud. The most important step is 1. Ring 999 and ask for Solent Coastguard

07/04/2026

This is how you use the new throw rope cabinets installed at Riverside Park
Step 1: ring 999 and ask for Solent Coastguard
Step 2: use the code that they give you to open the cabinet
Step 3: extract the throw rope
Step 4: throw to the casualty in the water(emergency services are on the way)!

07/04/2026

Photos from our tour of the River Itchen with Lord Mayor of Southampton on board in his important historical role as Admiral of the Port of Southampton. ABP Southampton - Port of Southampton

07/04/2026

It was our pleasure to take the Lord Mayor of Southampton in his important historical role as Admiral of the Port on a tour of his jurisdiction over the River Itchen. An to take part in the throw rope training at Riverside Park.

The Lord Mayor of Southampton joined maritime volunteers for a special tour of the River Itchen and a public water safety demonstration.

22/01/2026

We had a very busy year in 2025!

22/01/2026

The Southampton Unit of the Maritime Volunteer Service Maritime Volunteer Service was very busy in 2025. We acquired the displacement launch “The Hound” in June and our volunteers spent many hours refurbishing and preparing her for operational service. Our orange workboat “Itchen Volunteer” was particularly active during the year and removed many hazards to navigation and polluting plastics.
We flew the flags of the Admiral of the Port of Southampton and our marina partner MDL Marinas. We hosted a visit of the MVS Flagship “East Sussex 1” and hosted groups of cadets from Warsash Maritime School on board. We also took new cadets a tour of Southampton docks onboard Blue Funnel trip boat “Ocean Scene”. In all we carried out 103 patrols on
Southampton Water and the River Itchen. ABP Southampton - Port of Southampton