Wishing all of our friends and supporters a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2024. We thank you for your support in 2023. Should you wish to make a donation please click here.
MOB Drill Training
Saturday 9th December wasn’t a nice day weather-wise, but it was a good training day! JLA’s Albert Pinel and members of the crew could be seen completing MOB drill training in St Aubin throughout the day. We strive to remain current and competent through continuous training and development. None of this would be possible without your help, please continue your …
Call Out: Noirmont
JLA were called this afternoon to a fishing vessel which had broken down a few miles south of Noirmont. Sir Max Aitken, our all weather lifeboat, established a tow of the broken down vessel and brought her back to St Helier. Sea conditions were good with the rain clouds looming! Sir Max and her crew back are back alongside awaiting …
Medical Extraction Exercise
A successful night of training on Thursday night. Special thanks to Normandy Trader Freight & Charter Services, Jersey Coastguard, Le Mourier Marine, Intrepid232, LifeLine FirstAid-Training and the Master of the Vessel. We ran a medical extraction exercise with Normandy Warrior (sister vessel and part of the fleet of Normandy Trader) and Jersey Coastguard. Members of the crew were tested on …
Notice of 2023 AGM
Notice is hereby given that an Annual General Meeting of the Jersey Lifeboat Association will be held at at Trinity Parish Hall, Trinity, on 25th September 2023 at 7.30pm. Order of Business Welcome from the Chairman To receive an update in respect of the activities of The Jersey Lifeboat Association To receive and approve the Financial Statements covering the period …
Car Wash Postponed
Unfortunately, we have had to postpone our car wash, which we had intended to host this weekend. Please keep following us and we will announce the new date as soon as it is arranged.
Trailer seeking winter hideaway
Trailer seeking winter hideaway: Can you give it a cozy home? We’re looking for a new indoor winter-home for our shop trailer. Can you help? If so, please contact Mo on 07797 734691, email molevar@hotmail.com or contact us here.
World Drowning Prevention Day 2023
25th July is World Drowning Prevention Day. Anyone can drown, no one should. Drowning is an issue that affects every nation of the world. On average 400 people drown in the UK each year and a further 200 people take their own lives on our waters. The Channel Islands are no exception to this. Our team of local volunteers have …
Re-Declaration of the JLA
It is with great pleasure that we can now formally announce that the Jersey Lifeboat Association has now been officially re-declared as a SAR Facility in Jersey. This follows the well-documented freezing of our services in December 2021. The process for the re-declaration has comprised of a 2-part audit process, undertaken by the Jersey Coastguard and with senior members of …
Chairman’s Update
After negotiating with Advocate Cadin in December, Kirsten Morel has been actively helping us work with Ports of Jersey to determine the specific requirements needed for us to resume our role as a SAR (Search and Rescue) asset. Initially, the requirements were unclear, but now we have a scheduled visit from the MCA in the first week of May. We …