The night shift on 11th February involved the crew being called to a person in the water at Blackfriars Bridge. Despite a search involving three police boats, a fire boat, the lifeboat and a police helicopter, no trace was found. Subsequent information led the police to believe that there may not have been anyone in […]
Lovebirds on Valentine’s Day
Love was in the air On 14th February after the crew pulled a bird out the river. The Harris’s Hawk had flown away from its owner and had ended up struggling in the river close to Embankment Pier. The crew recovered it into the boat and took it back to Lifeboat Pier where he was […]
Missing person search and call out to unresponsive woman
20:08 on 16th February We were called to a possible person in the water between Tower and Greenwich after it was suspected that a passenger had either fallen or jumped from the Aurora Clipper. The boat was on scene within four minutes of being tasked and started a hasty search before being joined by police […]
Air Ambulance called for person in water and an unconscious boy suffered allergic reaction
12:16 on 24th February The crew were called to a person in the water at Westminster Bridge. The lifeboat arrived on scene to find that the person had initially been grabbed by a passing former Army commando canoeist, who had heard screams of terror as the man fell into the water and held onto him […]