12:10am Rescue Video: Day 3 Update - Portrush Lifeboat RNLI Aground on Rathlin Island
SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Thanks to Diverman for submitting these videos to TGU. Considering this was our top story yesterday with lots of people searching for an update on the news I felt it worthwhile adding this post. Not followed this so far? View our original breaking news story. Here’[...] Read More »
3:37pm Lifeboats: Portrush RNLI Grounded
UPDATE: Day 3 Videos & Photos, click here. SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - RTE News are reporting that the Portrush lifeboat was thrown onto rocks by a large wave as its crew attended an emergency call last night. It was stuck there on high ground as the tide went out. They attempted to get it of[...] Read More »
4:08pm Friday Links: Err-igal MTB, Wingsuit Video, Iceberg-oldering, RNLI in Massive Seas
SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - It’s the return of Friday Links! The weeks stories we wanted to post about but didn’t. — Here’s some more of these flying maniacs in wingsuits, this guy is known as “The Dude” (full post coming tomorrow on landing without a parachute ([...] Read More »
12:10pm Friday Links: Big Ass Waves, Bonnington, RNLI, Bike Pimping
LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Here’s the stuff I wish I talked about during the week. Links @ Lunch. — Biggest waves ever recorded in Ireland and they were surfed by Bundoran boys. RTE have streaming footage online. This will feature as the final scene in the film ‘Wave Rider̵[...] Read More »
12:07pm RNLI: Download a Digital Rescue Pager
LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The RNLI have introduced a Digital Pager System hooked up to the internet. You can now download a desktop widget ‘RNLI Digital Pager’ and become a ‘Virtual Crew Member’ on a call-out. ‘Every time the pager pings onto the screen it means th[...] Read More »
10:18pm RNLI Auction: Crew For A Day
LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - The RNLI emailed me today to give notice of their eBay auctions. Apart from winning station tours of stations around the country, you can bid & win for 2 places to become ‘Crew For A Day’ at their award-winning Lifeboat College in Poole, Dorset, on 24 A[...] Read More »

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