Shouts

Porthcawl's volunteer crew were tasked at 7.37pm to assist 4 teenage girls who were trapped on the Porthcawl side of the Ogmore river. The girls had been located near to the river mouth by the team from Llantwit Major Coastguard and were cold as temperatures had dropped significantly as darkness fell. Having set out earlier

UK Coastguard paged our volunteer crew following a report that there were people possibly cut off by the tide at Witches Point, Southerndown. Both the charity's D Class and Atlantic 85 lifeboats were launched on service and the team from Llantwit Major Coastguard were also tasked. When the crew arrived on scene at Witches Point

UK Coastguard tasked our volunteer crew to search for an overdue kayaker following concerns for their safety. The kayaker had been due to paddle the coastline between Ogmore By Sea and Dunraven Bay but hadn’t confirmed to their contact that they had returned safely. With time of the essence due to falling light and a

Porthcawl's volunteer RNLI crew were diverted from a training exercise by UK Coastguard and asked to attend Rest Bay to a report of surfers being swept around the point. As the lifeboat arrived on scene the crew spotted the surfers climbing out onto rocks in the cove area. Once it was confirmed all surfers were

Porthcawl's volunteer RNLI crew were tasked by UK Coastguard following a report which had been received from Porthcawl NCI of a windsurfer who appeared to be in difficulties off Newton Point. The charity’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched on service in moderate to rough seas with wind gusts of up to

Our volunteer crew were tasked by UK Coastguard immediately after the previous call to conduct a search as part of a multi-agency incident in the area of Sandy Bay. Both lifeboats conducted a search of the area in the dark with some fairly large swell rolling into the bay alongside the Coastguard Helicopter, Porthcawl Coastguard

Porthcawl's volunteer crew were tasked by UK Coastguard to assist two surfers who had been swept onto rocks close to the marina entrance. The charity's D class lifeboat was launched and both casualties were recovered onto the D Class and transferred to the slipway. To support Porthcawl RNLI with a donation visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/porthcawl-rnli

UK Coastguard paged our volunteer crew to assist a Personal Water Craft (PWC) with two people onboard which had broken down off Porthcawl seafront. The charity's Atlantic 85 lifeboat 'Rose of the Shires' was launched on service. The crew located the PWC and its two occupants near to Fairy Buoy and the PWC was taken

Tasked by UK Coastguard to a report of a paddleboarder in difficulty in the area of Ogmore Deeps. The charity's Atlantic 85 lifeboat 'Rose of the Shires' was launched on service making best speed to the location in relatively calm seas with strong north easterly winds. The crew located the two casualties, a father and

UK Coastguard requested the launch of our D Class lifeboat to provide assistance with a multi-agency incident on the Vale of Glamorgan coastline.