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Burry Port's Busy Bank Holiday MondayOn Monday 30 August 2010 at 12:10 pm the volunteers at the RNLI station at Burry Port launched to search for two surfers in difficulty at Rhossili Bay. After a search involving Burry Port’s Blue Peter II, SeaKing Rescue 169 and a coastguards unit the two surfers were found to have made their own way ashore... Stromness RNLI Lifeboat goes to the aid of a diver in Scapa FlowThe Stromness RNLI lifeboat was launched at 14:17 to provide medical assistance to a diver on the local dive boat Triton. The lifeboat left Stromness having taken aboard a local doctor, and headed down into Scapa Flow to rendezvous with the Triton... Baltimore RNLI assist as sailor winched to safetyBaltimore RNLI Lifeboat crews went to the assistance of a yacht which reported a man overboard 1 mile to the east of Baltimore Beacon. Baltimore all weather lifeboat Hilda Jarrett under the command of coxswain Kieran Cotter and Baltimore inshore lifeboat Bessie, helmed by John Kearney were alerted at 15:21 this afternoon... Rosslare RNLI bring two to safety on submerged catamaranVolunteer lifeboat crew with Rosslare RNLI brought two people to safety after the catamaran they were on started taking on water one mile south of Carne on Friday evening (27 August). The call for help was received at 6... RNLI lifeboats assist swamped boat on Dublin BayBoth lifeboats at Dun Laoghaire RNLI station were launched this afternoon when a sailing dinghy with two persons on board got into difficulty close to the rocky shoreline on Dublin Bay. The incident occurred around 5pm when the Flying 15 dinghy became swamped by the choppy conditions in the area known as Scotman's Bay between Dun Laoghaire and Sandycove... Crosshaven RNLI go to the aid of yacht on fireThis afternoon (Saturday 28 Aug) Crosshaven RNLI lifeboat went to the aid of a 27 foot yacht with a fire in the engine compartment that was being towed into Crosshaven by a passing RIB (rigid inflatable boat). On scene volunteer crew member Warren Forbes (a full time fireman) went aboard and checked the hatch... RNLI lifeguards coordinate rescue of cliff climber at Whitsand BayA man was rescued from the cliff at Freathy beach on Whitsand Bay in south east Cornwall on Saturday afternoon (28 August) after he’d attempted to climb over 200 metres to reach the coastal path. At around 1... Boat Owner Phones a Friend for Help
The small boat, with three local people on board, had electrical problems and the owner had called a family friend by mobile phone to inform him of the difficulty they were in. The friend knew Mr Spencer Davies, Lifeboat Operations Manager at Burry Port, who immediately launched Burry Port’s inshore lifeboat The Young Watsons... Poole all-weather lifeboat transfer poorly lady from Jubilee sailing ship TenaciousPoole RNLI all-weather lifeboat was launched this afternoon to a young lady on board a 65-metre jubilee training ship Tenacious, she required urgent medical evacuation. The Jubilee sailing trust is a charity that enables people of all physical abilities to sail... The High Sheriff of Gwynedd visit Porthdinllaen Lifeboat StationPorthdinllaen all-weather lifeboat, the Hetty Rampton, was launched on service yesterday afternoon at around 4pm after reports of a boat with engine problems on the Lleyn Peninsula coast. The boat was located 6 miles north east of Porthdinllaen... Clacton RNLI Tractor Rescues Harrier Jump Jet!At 9.35pm on Wednesday 25 August the Clacton RNLI launching tractor was called upon to go to the assistance of a Harrier Jump Jet simulator... RNLI Inspector's Exercise Turns into a Shout in ClactonClacton RNLI lifeboats were at sea on exercise on Wednesday evening (25 August 2010), with their crews being assessed by RNLI Assistant Divisional Inspector Richard Weeks, when the Atlantic 75 was diverted to assist Burnham Lifeboat. Thames Coastguard had received a call from the 19' yacht ‘Caspian’ with two persons on board that they were aground on the Maplin Sands... RNLI's safety advice for visitors to the Welsh coast this August bank holidayAhead of the August bank holiday weekend, and with the weather forecast looking to be reasonable, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards in Wales are reminding people to think safety when visiting the coast. For many, the August bank holiday provides the final chance of the year to head to the coast – whether for a trip on the water or a day at the beach – which means a busy time for the RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew members and lifeguards in Wales... Motor cruiser towed to safety by Southend RNLI lifeboatSouthend-on-Sea’s RNLI Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboat was launched from the pier head at 14.30 today to assist a 28ft motor cruiser, which was disabled with a broken propeller shaft... Lifeboats surprise anglersTwo men enjoying a quiet sea angling session in their boat off Colwyn Bay received a surprise unannounced visit last night by two RNLI lifeboats and an RAF Sea King rescue helicopter. Holyhead Coastguard had called out Llandudno inshore lifeboat at 6... Newquay's Volunteer RNLI helmsman responds to shout 23 hours after qualifyingMatt Robins, volunteer RNLI crewman at Newquay found himself at the helm of the station’s D class lifeboat, just 23 hours after successfully passing his training to helm the lifeboat. Matt and his fellow crew volunteers were called out at around 5... Sunderland RNLI launch to reports of a person floating in River WearVolunteers from Sunderland RNLI Lifeboat Station were scrambled into action earlier this evening after a member of the public reported concerns about an object in the water which they thought could be a person. Shortly after 6:10pm on Wednesday, 25 August 2010, officers based at Humber Coastguard Marine Rescue Coordination Centre received a telephone call from a member of the public reporting that she could see what they believed to be a person floating in the River Wear close to end of Sunderland South Pier... RNLI lifeguards and Whitby volunteer lifeboat crew recover two caught in rip currentRNLI lifeguards and volunteer lifeboat crew based at Whitby recovered two people caught in a rip current earlier this afternoon. It is believed the casualties, a male and female in their late teens, had been playing in the water close to Whitby's West Pier when they got into trouble... RNLI St Catherine's lifeboat assists French yachtThe crew of the RNLI St Catherine’s lifeboat were paged at 13:08 following a report that a 28 foot French registered yacht had hit rocks about 500 yards off of Gorey. The lifeboat was launched within 13 minutes and was alongside the casualty within a few minutes... Lymington lifeboat called to reports of a flare off BeaulieuA reported sighting from the Thorness Bay area of the Isle of Wight at about 9pm on Monday (23 August) evening of a flare being seen over the mainland side of the Solent saw the Lymington lifeboat diverted from post exercise recovery to proceed at speed to conduct a search pattern off the Beaulieu shore. After a period of fruitless searching and in consultation with Solent Coastguard, it was concluded that the sighting had been a false alarm with good intent and had in practice probably been either a Chinese Lantern or refraction off a bright planet in the night sky... |
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