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  Hamble Lifeboat Limited.
Registered in England No.1082684
Registered Charity No265661.

Charity Reg. Office: 83 Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Southampton, UK SO31 4HH		  
     
     
  For general information for the Solent District dial Solent Coastguard on 02392 552100.

VHF Channels:
Solent Coastguard maintain watch on Channel (Ch) 16, Ch 67 and Ch 0 (zero).

Ch 16 is a distress, safety and calling channel ONLY
Ch 11: Queens Harbour Master – Portsmouth
Ch 12: Vessel Traffic services (VTS) Southampton harbour master
Ch 68: Hamble Harbour master
Ch 69: Cows harbour Master
Ch 80: Marina working channel
Ch 16: Weather broadcast information every 4 hours starting from 0400hrs

Harbour master telephone numbers:

Beaulieu River: 01590 616200
Cowes: 01983 232952
Hamble: 01489 576387
Portsmouth: 02392 723694 (harbour control)
Southampton: 02380 488660 (Associated British ports)
Southampton: 02380 339733 (VTS)
HM Immigration: 02392 852700 (Portsmouth)
HM Immigration: 02380 229027 (Southampton)

General Lins:

Maritime and Coastguard Agency
The River Hamble Harbour Authority
Southampton VTS