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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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Protest at Lifeboat Station will not disrupt Jersey Boat Show 'too much'

Organisers of a protest, due to be held on Monday to show support for the St Helier lifeboat crew, say they do not expect it to disrupt Jersey's Boat Show.

Islanders are being asked to gather at the Lifeboat Station from 12 noon on Bank Holiday Monday.

It follows the resignation of the entire lifeboat crew in response to the sacking of their Coxswain, Andy Hibbs.

WATCH: John Baker, from the Jersey Action Group, says the protest is not meant to distract people from the maritime festival.

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