The Hoylake lifeboat was called out last night to rescue a 46 tonne catamaran which broke down near the Mersey Bar. The high speed vessel, the Dalby Humber, was carrying six people who had been working on the Burbo offshore wind farm extension when it lost propulsion in one of
The Hoylake lifeboat came to the rescue of a group of divers today after the engine on their rigid inflatable boat broke down near the Mersey Bar. The four man crew of the dive boat Argo called the Coastguard for assistance on their marine band VHF radio, and the RNLI
Hoylake Lifeboat Station is on the lookout to recruit more volunteers. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is calling on people between the ages of 17 and 65, who must live or work in Hoylake or Meols. Those interested in applying do not need any previous maritime experience, but should have
An historic Hoylake building is due to go under the hammer at auction next week. The former lifeboat station, on North Parade, has been put up for sale by its current owners with a guide price of £250,000. Auctioneers say they are hoping the new buyer will help to
Police have identified the body recovered from the sea by the Hoylake lifeboat on Wednesday night. A Merseyside police spokesman said today that the body was that of a man in his forties from North Wales who had been missing from home. The body was spotted by a working boat
A police investigation has been launched after the Hoylake lifeboat recovered the body of a man from the sea last night. A local work boat alerted the Coastguard after spotting the body a few miles north of the mouth of the River Dee. Police say the body was about six
