Shouts

Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a Mayday call from a lone skipper who was onboard a former lifeboat off Llantwit Major beach. The skipper had seen a large amount of smoke from his engine room and suspected there may be a fire. He had dropped anchor and stopped both engines.

Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were made aware that a person was stuck on boulders near the entrance to the marina with an incoming tide. The crew were already present at the station for Sunday morning training. HM Coastguard was made aware of the situation. The charity’s D Class lifeboat Hugo Missen was launched on service.

Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to assist with a multi-agency incident at Porthcawl seafront. The charity’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched on service. With the incident resolved immediately after the lifeboat was launched the crew were stood down by HM Coastguard and returned to station. To support Porthcawl

Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to assist with a multi-agency search at Ogmore by Sea. The charity’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched on service to assist with the search. The lifeboat conducted a shoreline search with nothing found and was stood down by HM Coastguard. To support Porthcawl RNLI’s

Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a 999 call from a lone sailor who was onboard a yacht in difficulty near Scarweather Sands. The yacht had run aground on a sandbank and swamped its engine. The charity’s inshore lifeboat, Atlantic 85 Rose of the Shires was launched on service and made

Porthcawl RNLI's volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a 999 call reporting a casualty with a suspected broken pelvis following a fall onto rocks in a remote part of the Vale of Glamorgan coastline near Monknash. Both the charity's inshore lifeboats, Atlantic 85 Rose of the Shires and D Class Hugo Missen were launched

Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard to assist a female paddleboarder in difficulty off Ogmore by Sea. The charity's Atlantic 85 Rose of the Shires was launched on service and arrived on scene within 5 minutes of launching. When the crew arrived on scene they discovered that there was 8 paddleboards & 12

Porthcawl RNLI's volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a report a swimmer had been swept around the end of Porthcawl's breakwater in the strong tidal current on the outgoing tide. The Coastguard had also made a "Mayday" call on channel 16 asking for the assistance in rescuing the swimmer and a local pleasure

Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard whilst out on a training exercise following a concerned 999 call for a dinghy with two people onboard being blown out to sea from Newton beach. The D Class immediately proceeded and located the dinghy with two people onboard who were relieved to see the lifeboat.

Porthcawl RNLI's volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a report of three windsurfers struggling against a strong (spring) tidal current off Newton Point, Porthcawl. The lifeboat launched and made good speed to the location. Arriving on scene nothing was found except for a beach ball. After checking the area the lifeboat was stood