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Mass resignation of St Helier Lifeboat crew

All 25 members of the St Helier Lifeboat crew have resigned along with five members of the admin & management team.

It follows a meeting between the boats Coxswain, Andy Hibbs and the RNLI where he was asked to stand down.

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Entire St Helier Lifeboat crew resign

All 25 members of the St Helier Lifeboat crew have resigned along with five members of the admin & management team.

It follows a meeting between the boats Coxswain, Andy Hibbs and the RNLI yesterday where he was asked to stand down.

The Lifeboat organisation have released the following statement:

Due to breaches of the RNLI’s Volunteer Code of Conduct, the RNLI has asked one volunteer at St Helier lifeboat station to stand down with immediate effect. Other volunteers have chosen to step down, which has forced the RNLI to declare the St Helier lifeboats off service temporarily.

The RNLI has a duty of care to our volunteers and those we rescue, and must provide a safe and effective lifesaving service. We understand the impact of standing down volunteers and we do not take such decisions lightly.

We are working hard to bring in extra support and put the St Helier all-weather lifeboat back on service in the next couple of days.

In the meantime, we are working with our colleagues across the emergency services to provide an effective maritime rescue service.

Out of respect to all those involved in this confidential process we cannot go into more detail.

– RNLI Spokesperson
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