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Our Atlantic 85 lifeboat was launched following a request from UK Coastguard. A girl on a Stand Up Paddleboard was unable to get back to the beach at Pink Bay and despite her best efforts the tide and offshore wind were too strong. Her father was concerned for her safety and had called UK Coastguard.
Our Atlantic 85 was launched on service due to concerns regarding a kayaker who appeared to be intoxicated off Coney Beach (Sandy Bay). The crew spoke with the kayaker and encouraged him to return to shore. Once he was safely ashore the lifeboat was stood down and returned to station.
UK Coastguard requested the launch of our Atlantic 85 on service to 16 people cut off by the tide on the Porthcawl side of the Ogmore River. The D Class had spoken to them whilst enroute to a casualty with an injured ankle and requested the Atlantic 85 was launched as there was a concern
UK Coastguard requested the launch of our D Class to a casualty with a suspected dislocated fractured ankle in the water at the Ogmore River. Our volunteer crew (including an off duty paramedic) provided first aid and transferred the casualty up the river to a more accessible location. The crew were met by the team
UK Coastguard requested the launch of our D Class lifeboat to assist South Wales Police following an earlier incident and recover equipment from an inaccessible area near Southerndown.
Both lifeboats launched to a multi agency incident and provided support to other emergency services.
Our volunteers were paged by UK Coastguard following a report they’d received from National Coastwatch Institution - Porthcawl. Porthcawl NCI had been monitoring two people on a kayak who were making very slow progress against the current off Ogmore Deeps. Once on scene we stood by and escorted the kayakers back to Ogmore Beach. Once the
Our volunteer crew were paged by UK Coastguard after National Coastwatch Institution - Porthcawl reported a kite surfer who appeared to be in difficulty off the end of Porthcawl Pier. He was attempting to swim and drag along his kite and board. Our volunteers launched the D Class lifeboat to assist the kite surfer. Upon arriving on
UK Coastguard paged our crew after a Stand Up Paddleboarder (SUP) contacted them to report he was in thick fog somewhere in proximity to Sker Point. He had set out earlier that day from Langland Bay on a charity paddle and weather had appeared good. He had no indication a thick fog may develop. He
UK Coastguard requested the launch of our lifeboats after they had received a call from a group of 7 teenagers who had found themselves caught out by the tide at the River Ogmore. They had crossed at low water but discovered they were unable to get across later when the tide had come in to
