We’re incredibly grateful to CI Co-Op for selecting the Jersey Lifeboat Association to receive support through their Community Fund. Thanks to their generosity, we’ve received £1,500 towards a new Advanced Casualty Care Trauma kit – an important addition that will help our crews continue providing vital Advanced Casualty Care when every second counts. Support like this makes a real difference …
Bruce Dickinson and Kevin Dutton Visit
A fantastic visit for our crew this morning as the team from South-North adventures joined us at The Jersey Lifeboat Association to meet the volunteers behind our lifesaving work. After chatting with the crew, 2 of the team professor Kevin Dutton & lead singer of Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson headed out aboard our inshore lifeboat Albert Pinel to see firsthand …
Donation Update – A Huge Thank You
Thank You for Your Life Saving Support We are incredibly grateful for the generous donation of £5,740.00 from Jill and Clive Browne, which has enabled the purchase of five new 4 point harness crew safety seats for our all weather lifeboat, Sir Max Aitken III. This vital contribution will have a lasting impact on the safety and wellbeing of …
Help Fund New Seats for Sir Max Aitken III
The Jersey Lifeboat Association are seeking support to cover the cost of the purchase of replacement seats for our all-weather lifeboat “Sir Max Aitken III”. As part of the major engine replacement and technology upgrade project it was identified that the original lifeboat crew seats are no longer fit for purpose in a modern lifeboat and replacement seats manufactured by …
Smart Dashboard from Care Connect
Many thanks to Care Connect for kindly donating a smart dashboard to our station. It gives us live tide information before a launch and helps our duty person show important details about ongoing incidents, so we can be better prepared when responding. The dashboard is based on Care Connect’s medical smart home and alert systems. Their demonstration room is open …
Sir Max Aiten III – Engine Replacement Project Update – Our New Propellors
We are pleased to confirm that our new propellors are now manufactured and are on the way to us. A big thank you to Clements Engineering Ltd for their hard work and attention to detail in manufacturing these bespoke propellors for our new engines which will provide us the maximum power to speed ratio allowing us to optimise the new …
The Engines are Delivered
We are pleased to advise that our new engines have now been delivered to D K Collins Marine where an in-depth review will be undertaken before they get installed into Sir Max Aitken III. A big thank you to the team at @fetch_and_karrie_ltd for their assistance in moving them for us.
The Engines are En Route
Sir Max Aiten III – Engine Replacement Project Update We are pleased to advise that our new engines are now fully built and are on a lorry heading for Portsmouth. A big thank you to Power Torque Engineering Ltd for assembling these and Woodside Logisitics for kindly arranging the transport to Jersey. Please watch this space for arrival and installation …
AEC1 Training
Day 2 of AEC1 at UKSA for our “Buoys”. As well as on the water training, we invest in recognised vocational courses that build real, practical engineering skills. The knowledge gained on programmes like AEC1 is directly transferable to our lifeboats, helping our crew better understand, operate, and look after the machinery they rely on during service. This kind of …
Sir Max Boat Lift 16th January 2025
Sir Max Aitken III was removed from the water in a military style process as planned on Friday 16th January. The iconic sound of the Detroit engines has now been resigned to history but the new Baudouin engines will significantly enhance performance and durability. Sir Max is now sitting within the boat park whilst works progress with the engine removal, …