Dover’s RNLI lifeboat was launched at 1715 on Saturday 21st June 2014 after a request from Dover Coastguard to attend a 24ft fishing vessel that had suffered engine failure approximately 8 miles out in the channel in the shipping lanes with two persons on board.
Dover Lifeboat “City Of London II” left her berth with a crew of seven led by Coxswain Mark ‘Foggy’ Finnis in fine conditions and headed at full speed to the reported position of the vessel.On arrival at the scene a tow was quickly established and the casualty vessel was taken in tow by the lifeboat which then proceeded back to Dover.
The lifeboat was back alongside at 1920.
Dover Lifeboat Coxswain, Mark Finnis said “Thankfully this job turned out to be a routine call in fine weather but the risk of a boat drifting in the busiest shipping lanes in the world meant that a fast response was vital.”
Dover’s Severn class lifeboat ‘City Of London II’ left her moorings at Crosswall Quay shortly after 1430 under the command of Second Coxswain James Clapham and proceeded to the area. On arrival it was …found that two local teenagers were trapped by the incoming tide and they were evacuated to the safety of the lifeboat. A third person, an adult male from Folkestone was also found to be in potential danger from the water and was also brought aboard the lifeboat. All three were then taken back to Dover Marina.
The volunteer crew of Dover’s RNLI lifeboat said a huge thank you to members of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
when a cheque for the grand sum of 
£3082 was presented on-board the station’s Severn Class lifeboat City Of London II on Sunday morning.
The association which escorts would-be channel swimmers across the channel raised the money at their annual dinner and as is normal at that event the members wanted the money to go to their local lifeboat.
The cheque was accepted by Dover’s Second Coxswain James Clapham who said that without donations such as these from organisations and members of the local community the Royal National Lifeboat Institution would cease to exsist, so on behalf of the crew and the Dover branch I would like to say a huge thank you to the CS & PF.
Kent Police was called at 3.15pm on Monday (28 April 2014) after a man’s body was discovered on the shoreline below Langdon Cliffs in Dover.The body has not been formally identified but the family members of a man reported missing from the London area on Sunday night have been info…rmed. Officers attended after the body was recovered by the RNLI. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for HM Coroner.
Dover’s RNLI lifeboat was launched at 0130 on Sunday morning following reports that a liferaft had been spotted drifting approximately 10 miles out in the channel near the Varne Light vessel.
Dover Lifeboat “City Of London II” left her berth with a crew of seven led by 2nd Coxswain James Clapham in winds of 25 knots and moderate sea conditions. On arrival at the scene the liferaft was quickly spotted and it was established that it was empty. Dover Coastguard confirmed that a ship had lost a liferaft overboard the previous evening in the stormy conditions.The liferaft was taken in tow by the lifeboat which then proceeded back to Dover. The lifeboat was back alongside at 0500.
Dover Lifeboat 2nd Coxswain, James Clapham said “Thankfully this job turned out to be a false alarm but the volunteer crew performed brilliantly in uncomfortable conditions.”
Dover’s RNLI lifeboat was launched late on Friday evening after white flashing lights were spotted by the P&O ferry the Spirit Of Britain about a mile off the Port Of Dover’s eastern entrance.
Dover Lifeboat “City Of London II” left her berth at 2330 with a crew of seven led by Deputy 2nd Coxswain Lee Riddell in winds of 50 knots and rough sea conditions. Dover Coastguard also launched the all weather lifeboat from Ramsgate and a RAF search and rescue helicopter. A large area in and around the Goodwin Sands was searched by the lifeboats with nothing found. Dover Coastguard subsequently received a message from the motor vessel Hatherly that in the atrocious sea conditions they had lost overboard a six person liferaft and it was confirmed that that was the source of the lights. The search was then stood down with Dover Lifeboat arriving back at her berth at 0330
Dover Lifeboat Deputy 2nd Coxswain, Lee Riddell said “Thankfully this job turned out to be a false alarm but the volunteer crew performed brilliantly in awful and uncomfortable conditions.”
Dover’s RNLI lifeboat was launched on service for the first time this year on Saturday morning after a Liberian-registered cargo ship, heading towards Genoa in Italy, passed between a tug and a smaller vessel it was towing, causing serious damage
The Dungeness lifeboat was initially sent to the scene, but was replaced by the Dover’s RNLI Severn class lifeboat, the City Of London II and the Galatea, a Trinity House vessel.Dover Lifeboat left the port shortly before midday with a volunteer crew of seven and rendezvoused with the casualty vessels just before 1400. The cargo ship continued down the coast and anchored off the Sussex port of Newhaven.
Due to the crew of the tug suffering from tiredness, the tow of the damaged vessel was taken up by the Galatea with Dover Lifeboat providing an escort and the long, slow passage back to Dover was started. The vessels eventually arrived back in Dover shortly before 2300 on Saturday evening with the lifeboat and its crew having been at sea for almost 12 hours.
Lifeboat Operations Manager at Dover, Roy Couzens said “This was a long arduous service for our volunteer crew which thankfully resulted in no-one being injured.”
The volunteer crew of Dover’s RNLI lifeboat were kept busy over the festive period with two service calls in contrasting conditions.
Dover Lifeboat “City Of London II” firstly left her berth at 1610 on Christmas Eve following a request from Dover Coastguard to investigate a
liferaft that was adrift approximately 10 miles of the port, that had been spotted by the P&O ferry Spirit of Britain and which was standing by. In rough sea conditions the liferaft was recovered by the lifeboat and found to be empty. The lifeboat then returned to the port and the liferaft was handed over to the Coastguard. Continue reading
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RNLIDover We are launching shortly to take part in a rescue demonstration with Walmer Lifeboat off Deal Pier at 1900. See you there!
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RNLIDover Thanks to Dover Sea Safari for sharing this photo of Saturday's display on Facebook! http://t.co/1sqrcIV3EG
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RNLIDover RT @DoverDC : Thrills & spills on the water with @RNLIDover and #PortofDoverCommunityRegatta Port Dash in aid of @CPPiratesSC http://t.co/uf…
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RNLIDover Well that was a busy weekend! 3 calls, a rescue demo and an open day! We will be at Walmer. Regatta on Weds evening at 1900
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RNLIDover Dover Lifeboat has launched on service to a barge taking on water in the channel http://t.co/adu2v4R30t
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RNLIDover Morning! We're a bit jaded from the overnight shout but please come and wake us up at our open day from 10 this morning on Crosswall Quay
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RNLIDover Dover Lifeboat has launched on service this morning to a person in distress on cliff at Folkestone. Person is now safe. Returning to station
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