Sea Safety
Rip Currents Explained
Rips look deceptively calm and can outpace an Olympic swimmer; knowing the few steps that work can turn panic into a safe way back to the beach.
By the editors2 min read
Sea Safety
Rip currents, cold water, tides, beach flags and what to do in a coastal emergency, explained against RNLI and HM Coastguard guidance. Every guide lists the sources it was checked against.
Sea Safety
Beach Flags Meaning
Four flags run every lifeguarded beach in Britain, and a glance at them tells a family exactly where to swim, where to surf and when to stay out.
By the editors3 min read
Sea Safety
Reading Tide Times
A tide table packs a day of rising and falling water into a few lines, and reading it properly is the simplest way to avoid being cut off.
By the editors3 min read
From the station archive
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Station archive · Call Reports
Littlehampton RNLI rescue girl trapped in rocks
Littlehampton lifeboat Blue Peter 1 was launched on service today at 14:50 after a 999 call reporting a young girl trapped in rocks at Elmer. With…
Station archive · News
Members of the crew float on the last of the ebb
Members of the Littlehampton Lifeboat crew float on the last of the ebb, which is still fast on the River Arun, from Fisherman’s Quay down to the…
Station archive · Call Reports
Stuck In the Mud at Arundel
Solent Coastguard requested that the lifeboat should be launched at around 9pm last night (15 August) to assist a person reported as stuck in the mud…
Station archive · Call Reports
Three men in a boat rescued by Littlehampton Lifeboat
Littlehampton’s Atlantic 75 lifeboat Blue Peter 1 launched after reports of a small dinghy ½ mile off Worthing, with the occupants waving for help.…
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