Shouts

A small fishing boat made a call to both Porthcawl NCI and Porthcawl Marina reporting engine problems. The boat was unable to start it's engine and was over tusker rock on an outgoing tide. Porthcawl NCI alerted UK Coastguard to the boat's situation, UK Coastguard made a Pan Pan call for any vessels in the

The Atlantic 85 and D Class lifeboats were both launched at the request of UK Coastguard following a report of a person in the water at the mouth of the river Ogmore. An extensive search of the area was conducted along with Llantwit Major Coastguard. A large amount of debris and logs were noted during the

The D Class lifeboat was launched following reports of windsurfers in difficulty in Newton Bay. Once on scene the crew found one windsurfer had made it ashore whilst a second needed further assistance as his mast had snapped. The crew brought the windsurfer onboard along with his equipment and transferred him back to the beach

Both lifeboats were launched at the request of UK Coastguard following reports of two people and a dog cut off by the tide near Monknash. Both the D Class and Atlantic 85 lifeboats were launched to locate and assist the casualties. Llantwit Major Coastguard and Barry Coastguard were also tasked to the incident. Working with Llantwit Coastguard

Our Atlantic 85 was launched to a broken down fishing boat off Stout Point near Llantwit Major. Lifeboat crewman James Kinsella was transferred aboard the casualty vessel to assist in securing a tow line and whilst under tow back to Newton Bay, James used his day job experience and managed to get the engine running

Both our Atlantic 85 (Porthcawl Lifeboat) and D Class (Porthcawl ILB) were launched at the request of UK Coastguard to search for and assist two people cut off by the incoming tide in darkness near Llantwit Major. The exact location of the casualties was unclear and other search units involved included Llantwit Major Coastguard Team,

Both our Atlantic 85 and D Class lifeboats were launched on service at the request of UK Coastguard following reports of a surfer caught in the rip current on the point at Rest Bay. The surfer made it ashore without requiring our assistance and both lifeboats returned to station where they were made ready for

The Atlantic 85 lifeboat was tasked by UK Coastguard to a report of a windsurfer in difficulties near Newton Point shortly after launching on a training exercise. Once on scene the crew quickly located the windsurfer who was inexperienced, but not in any danger and was under the instruction of an instructor. The crew stood

Whilst on training exercise our D class lifeboat was requested to assist our Atlantic 85 lifeboat after the Atlantic crew spotted a surfer in difficulty in the rip current at Rest Bay whilst conducting their exercise. On arrival at scene the D Class crew were met with 6ft breaking surf. Thankfully, shortly after arriving on

Both our lifeboats were launched on service at the request of UK Coastguard following reports of a person in the water at Sandy Bay. The casualty was located by our D Class lifeboat 'Porthcawl ILB' and taken onboard. They were then brought back to the lifeboat station and taken into the care of the ambulance service.