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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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Former crew member puts pressure on Ministers over RNLI dispute

A former member from Jersey's lifeboat crew has written to the States asking for answers over the RNLI dispute.

It comes after the St Helier crew have told the RNLI they will not return to work until coxswain Andy Hibbs is reinstated.

In a letter to the States Paul Battrick, former St Helier RNLI, says the Council of Ministers "gave their full support" for the crew at the silent protest on Sunday.

He says that now "the recent public opinion seems to be that there is a feeling that there has been a change in their direction".

Mr Battrick is therefore presenting a list of questions to the States in the hope of "putting the public’s mind at ease".

At at this time there is a great deal of unrest, expressed by a large amount of Islanders verbally and through various forums on social media. As you will be aware, the recent petition to re-instate Mr Hibbs has now risen into the thousands, and this is still growing by hundreds each day.

– Paul Battrick, former St Helier RNLI crew member

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