We’re excited to invite you to our Silent Auction! Bid on amazing items, experiences, and more – all while supporting a great cause. Every bid helps keep our lifeboats running, ensuring that we continue to be there for those in need at sea. When: Auction open until 30th November 2024 Where: Click here to join our auction Don’t miss out …

The Jersey Lifeboat Association are extremely grateful to have received a generous donation from Building Renovations Ltd for a new upgraded thermal imaging camera for JLA’s ILB (inshore lifeboat) ‘Albert Pinel’. The new camera marks a significant increase to the vessel’s capabilities whilst carrying out search & rescue missions around Jersey’s coastline. This capability is unique to the Jersey Lifeboat …

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2024 Annual General Meeting of The Jersey Lifeboat Association will be held at Trinity Parish Hall, La Rue du Presbytère, Trinity, JE3 5JB at 19:30 on 18th December 2024 to transact the following business: Agenda 1. Apologies. 2. Adoption of 2023 minutes. 3. Chairman’s report. 4. Treasurer’s report. 5. Acceptance of retirement council members …

Every Name Counts – Be part of the JLA “Lega-Sea” Every small name added to JLA-01 helps with the bigger picture of keeping the lifeboats afloat. Support our local lifeboat, powered by our community, for our community. For as little as £35, you can be part of the JLA’s life saving mission, with your name proudly displayed on our lifeboat. …

Saturday night was a busy time for the crew of Albert Pinel. The crew had been out training using Radar, high speed navigation and the use of some new exciting equipment (more to follow)! On near completion of the exercise, at around 9pm, Albert Pinel was tasked to the North Coast to assist in a search with other SAR assets. …

Sea Safety: Lifejackets How to use them Lifejackets A lifejacket is a buoyancy device designed to keep a person afloat and their head above water in the event of an emergency How they work A lifejacket with manual inflation requires the wearer to pull a cord to activate the CO2 canister, while an automatic lifejacket inflates automatically when submerged in …

Safety Services: Make a Plan Make a plan and let people onshore know the details. 1. Have a Plan For short or long trips, prepare a detailed plan covering your entire trip. 2. Route Set out your route and consider hazards. Consider time, localised hazards and tidal constraints. 3. Tides and Currents Consider the tides, currents and amount of daylight. …

At 18:00 on Thursday 3rd October, the JLA were tasked by Jersey Coastguard to respond to a Mayday transmission at Les Miquiers Reef to assist with the search. The JLA all weather vessel, Sir Max Aitken III, was launched on service within 10 minutes of the paging, and headed south to start the search. Joined by the powerful Channel Islands …

Have you cast your vote yet? Pride of Jersey 2024 voting is now open, and our very own Ian Esnouf has been nominated for Angel of the Year. Ian has been a lifeboat volunteer for over 15 years, and more recently with us. He is happy to help anyone and is truly is an asset to the JLA, and we …

Jersey Lifeboat Association (JLA) Marks 999 Emergency Services Day: 9th September 2024 As Jersey’s only independent lifeboat service, we at the JLA are proud to join in marking 999 Emergency Services Day on the 9th of September 2024. This day honours the bravery and dedication of all emergency service personnel across the UK, including here in Jersey. Every day, our …

At 19:44 last night, JLA’s Albert Pinel was tasked to assist in the search for a concern for welfare. Albert Pinel launched within 12 minutes of page and was on scene at Sorel Point in 20 minutes from St Helier. Utilising the FLIR camera system, in reducing visibility, allowed the crew to quickly and effectively perform a shore search on …

At 13:03 on Thursday 30th August 2024, the Jersey Lifeboat Association’s (JLA) inshore lifeboat, Albert Pinel, was paged to respond to a medical emergency near the Violet buoy. The Albert Pinel was launched at 13:12 from St Helier and proceeded eastward toward a 50-foot sailing catamaran located northeast of the Brett beacon. With calm sea conditions, the JLA lifeboat reached …