Hamble Lifeboat, which currently serves the River Hamble area, is setting up the new rescue facility in Southampton after seeing a rise in emergencies in the area. Just last year, the lifeboat responded to 43 separate search and rescue incidents in Southampton water, and the rivers Itchen and Test. The increase in emergencies has required expansion, according to Hamble Lifeboat. "After consultation with our Search and Rescue partners and with excellent support from Chieftain Training who are soon to provide a wide range of water-based training activities from Southampton Water Activities Centre (SWAC), Hamble Lifeboat have decided to station a new lifeboat rescue facility in Southampton." The current independent Hamble Lifeboat facility will continue to operate on the River Hamble along with the newly introduced Southampton service.