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Swanage lifeboat searches through the night for potential man overboardLast night (Thursday 29 July) the Swanage volunteer lifeboat crew were summoned by Portland Coastguard at approximately 11.20pm to search for and investigate a light seen floating in Poole Bay, potentially on a life raft or from a man overboard lifering... Swansea Summer Sprint starts with dash to rescue fisherman stranded in mudRNLI lifeguards heading to Swansea Bay to help out in the charity’s Summer Sprint event last night (29 July), ended up sprinting out to sea themselves to rescue a 60-year-old fisherman who had become stuck waist high in mud by the incoming tide. Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeguard supervisor Chris Vaughan and senior lifeguard Joanne (Jo) Price responded to an emergency call from the Coastguard, which they heard while heading to Swansea Bay to assist at the charity’s Summer Sprint fundraiser... Swanage lifeboat crew search for yacht adrift during the nightNot long after the lifeboat crew had taken to their beds after the regular Wednesday night training this week (28 July), they were woken by their pagers. Portland Coastguard had requested the launch of Swanage's all-weather lifeboat to assist a 36ft yacht that had suffered total electrical failure in a position thought to be five nautical miles south-west of St Albans Head... Another busy week for Salcombe RNLI inshore lifeboatThe Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboat Joan Bate has had another busy week in Salcombe, working alongside rescue teams from Hope Cove. There were three call outs within 24 hours, including the search for a missing person from a Paignton-based psychiatric ward... Second shout for Oban LifeboatOban Lifeboat, the Mora Edith Macdonald, was called out to the sound of Kerrera for the second time today (July 29) at 16:00 when the yacht “Upstart” ran aground on Ferry Rocks. Deputy coxswain David Isaac was transferred to the stricken yacht by Oban Lifeboat Station’s Sea Safety Officer, Ian Wilson, who happened to be in the vicinity... Two RNLI lifeboats and RAF helicopter search for two missing teenagersAt approximately 10.00pm on Wednesday 28 July, two teenagers were reported overdue in a three metre inflatable dinghy off Dymchurch beach... RNLI lifeguards on hand as two bodyboarders rescue three people in difficulty at Little FistralRNLI lifeguards on Fistral in Newquay were quickly on the scene this afternoon when four young people were caught in the rip current at neighbouring beach Little Fistral. On arrival one of the males had scrambled onto rocks while the other three had been saved by two male bodyboarders who were also in the water, the RNLI lifeguards helped administer first aid and clear an area for the coastguard helicopter to land... Clacton's RNLI Lifeboat Attends Two Calls Within an HourThe RNLI Clacton-on-Sea Lifeboat was launched at 15.15 on Wednesday 28 July to go to the assistance of an elderly gentleman stuck on the rock breakwater at Holland Haven... Teenager rescued by RNLI lifeboat after prank goes wrongVolunteers from Sunderland’s RNLI lifeboat and HM Coastguard stations were scrambled into action last night (Wednesday 28 July) when a 14-year-old boy was cast adrift onboard a small tender by friends, during an evening prank. The Sunderland RNLI inshore lifeboat was launched shortly after 6pm to assist the teenager, whose plight had been reported to the Coastguard by a concerned member of the public... Simultaneous launches for Eastbourne lifeboatsBoth Eastbourne RNLI’s lifeboats were launched into service yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 28 July), responding to two separate incidents within 15 minutes of each other. Eastbourne all-weather lifeboat was launched at 2... Margate lifeboat assists motor cruiser following engine room fireThe Margate RNLI all-weather lifeboat rescued a motor cruiser yesterday (Wednesday 28 July) after it experienced a fire in its engine room. The 25ft motor cruiser, with one person onboard, was on passage from Ramsgate to Gillingham when the onboard alarms indicated a fire in the engine compartment, accompanied by smoke coming from the area... Sea search for missing teenager at BlackpoolAll three of Blackpool’s RNLI lifeboats were launched this afternoon after receiving a call that two boys were missing in the sea opposite the lifeboat station. RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews responded to their pagers in the mid afternoon after hearing that two boys, who had been playing on an inflatable ring, were in difficulties in the sea close to Central Pier... Berwick RNLI lifeboats launched to help injured woman on rocksBoth Berwick RNLI lifeboats were launched on Tuesday 27 July to assist an injured woman on rocks below Berwick Holiday Camp. The holidaymaker is thought to have been walking among the rocks when she slipped and injured her left leg... Warm weather gives the Yarmouth RNLI Lifeboat a busy few daysThe Yarmouth RNLI Lifeboat Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) was kept on its toes last weekend. It was tasked to no less than three incidents between Thursday 22nd and Monday 26th July... Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat volunteers saved the life of an eleven year old boy off the Fife coastKinghorn RNLI Lifeboat volunteers saved the life of an eleven year old boy off the Fife coast on Wednesday afternoon after his dinghy drifted out to sea. Beach Lifeguards at Leven beach reported two drifting dinghy’s at 2... Arbroath RNLI lifeboat assists stricken pleasure craftArbroath RNLI lifeboat launched at 12.45pm this afternoon (28 July 2010) to go to the aid of pleasure boat with a fouled propeller north of Auchmithie... Evening rescue by Eastbourne LifeboatEastbourne RNLI inshore lifeboat was requested to launch by Dover Coastguard (27 July) after they received a distress call from a 22 ft sports/fishing vessel adrift 800 metres off Norman’s Bay with two people on board. The skipper was unable to start his engine after drift fishing and was being blown away from his home port in the freshening westerly wind... Margate lifeboat assists motor cruiser following engine room fireMargate lifeboat assists motor cruiser following engine room fire The Margate RNLI all-weather lifeboat rescued a motor cruiser today after experiencing a fire in its engine room. The 25 ft motor cruiser with one person on board was on passage from Ramsgate to Gillingham when the on board alarms indicated a fire in the engine compartment accompanied by smoke coming from the area... Brighton lifeboat volunteers in dramatic capsize rescueThe charity's volunteers launched Brighton's lifeboat at 10.33 yesterday morning (Tuesday 27 July) to reports of a capsized motor vessel 400m offshore with two adults and a child in the water... Windsurfer in difficulty is second shout of the day for Brighton lifeboatAt 6.51 last night (Tuesday 27 July), while the entire crew of Brighton lifeboat mustered at the lifeboat station for a planned training session, a distress call was received from a member of the public... |
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