[1] In January 1825, just after the founding of the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (RNIPLS), the cutter Fanny, on passage to Jersey from St Malo, ran aground and was wrecked near Elizabeth Castle.

This would finally prompt John Le Couteur to raise the matter of a Lifeboat with the States of Jersey, suggesting that two boats be provided.

A lifeboat was constructed at Rozel of Trinity by a Mr Lillington of Weymouth, and a boathouse was built at Havre des Pas.

A letter was sent to the RNLI by Philip De St Croix requesting that a new lifeboat and carriage be supplied, which was funded by the States of Jersey.

The boat, equipment and carriage, constructed by Robinson of Camden Town, were then transported to Jersey free of charge by the Cheesewright and Miskin Steam Packet Company, arriving in November 1861.

It was reconstructed on St Helier harbour, near South Pier, with a door at both ends, allowing the carriage and lifeboat to be accessed for transportation elsewhere should it be required.

[4] In 1906, Jersey RNLI lifeboat would finally perform its first service, recovering by Breeches buoy three workmen, stranded overnight on Demie de Pas lighthouse when the weather turned.

Coxswain Robert Vezier received the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum for his role when the lifeboat was involved in Jersey's biggest maritime disaster, a multi-agency rescue of 307 people from the French passenger catamaran Saint Malo, which holed and starting to sink after hitting an object off the Corbiere lighthouse.

[1][11] The George Sullivan was returned to the Island on 5 December 2017, with full service resumed in March 2018, after further training of new crew.