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Atlantic 85 lifeboat was launched on service under the command of our newest helm, Sam Williams who had passed his helm assessment just 20 hours prior to being paged. The lifeboat was launched to a sailing yacht with two people onboard which had suffered engine difficulties one mile East of Tusker Buoy. The yacht was
UK Coastguard requested the attendance of our crew to provide casualty care for a person who had fallen at the slipway at Porthcawl Harbour. The crew provided casualty care and assisted Welsh Ambulance Service paramedics in extracting the casualty from the location with the ILB being used due to the incoming tide. The casualty was
Our D Class lifeboat was launched in the early hours to a report of a person in the water at Trecco Bay. Upon arrival on scene information was received that South Wales Police had located the casualty on land. As no further assistance was needed ourselves and Porthcawl Coastguard were stood down.
Both our lifeboats were launched on service to assist with a multi agency incident in the Southerndown area.
UK Coastguard requested the launch of our lifeboats to assist Police and Porthcawl Coastguard with a search for a missing despondent person. Initially tasked to search Rest Bay the search was later relocated to the Sandy Bay and Trecco Bay area following new information that had been received. Having conducted a thorough search of all
Our D Class lifeboat was launched to a windsurfer in difficulty off Newton Point. He was taken onboard the lifeboat along with his equipment and returned back to Newton Beach. #SavingLivesAtSea
Our D Class lifeboat was launched to a report of a despondent person in the water at Sandy Bay (Coney Beach). The crew arrived on scene to find the person was at the waters edge and was assisted from the scene by Porthcawl Coastguard and Police units.
Our Atlantic 85 lifeboat was launched to a windsurfer in difficulty off Rhych Point. The lifeboat arrived on scene and found the windsurfer in the water alongside his equipment being assisted by a sailing yacht. The windsurfer was taken onboard the lifeboat along with his equipment and taken back to the beach at Newton, where he had
Our volunteers launched our Atlantic 85 in total darkness following a report of a person calling for help and flashing a light off Marcross Beach (Near Nash Point). The Atlantic 85 made best speed to the scene in fairly difficult sea conditions. Once on scene the lifeboat crew conducted a search of the area whilst
Our D Class lifeboat was launched on service following a report a person had entered the water at Sandy Bay (Coney Beach) in the dark. After a brief search it was established the person was at the waters edge accompanied by an off duty RNLI lifeguard and three of their friends. Two crew members went
