Shouts

Both our D Class and Atlantic 85 lifeboat were launched on service to assist Coastguard and Police with an incident in the Southerndown area.

D Class lifeboat was launched to a windsurfer who got into difficulty and was swept across Newton Point. The windsurfer managed to make it out onto the rocks. Whilst on scene a second wind surfer got into difficulty in the same position and the D class stood by until he made it safely ashore.

The D Class lifeboat 'Jean Ryall' was launched on service at the request of UK Coastguard following a report of a person and a dog cut off by the tide at Rest Bay. The crew arrived on scene to find the person and dog had managed to make it to safety and no further assistance

Both inshore lifeboats launched at the request of UK Coastguard to 2 people cut off by the tide near Nash Point. The Atlantic 85 was first on scene and established that due to the location of the casualties, who were part way up the cliff face, the safest method of extraction would be by the

Atlantic 85 lifeboat was diverted from its training exercise by UK Coastguard following reports that a wayfarer sailing dinghy had capsized near East Scarweather Buoy. The crew located the dinghy with assistance from Porthcawl Coastwatch who had a visual of it. Once on scene the crew established it was an experienced sailor who had righted

UK Coastguard requested the launch of our Atlantic 85 lifeboat to search for a missing person. After around 20 minutes of searching the person was found safe and well ashore. The Atlantic 85 returned to station and was refuelled and rehoused and made ready for service. #RNLIshout

UK Coastguard requested the launch of our Atlantic 85 lifeboat this afternoon following reports of a kite surfer in difficulty off the end of Porthcawl pier. The kitesurfer was being monitored by National Coastwatch Institution - Porthcawl. A drop in wind speed meant it was not strong enough for his foil kite board but he was

The Atlantic 85 lifeboat was launched following reports of kayakers in difficulty between Ogmore Deeps and Southerndown. In failing light the crew located one kayaker below the cliffs near Southerndown. He told the crew that he had been swept into a cave by a wave and been trapped but had just managed to free himself.

D Class lifeboat launched to rescue Susie the dog 🐶 who had got herself into a spot of bother and was stuck on the rocks at the entrance to Porthcawl Marina. She was cut off by the incoming tide. She was taken onboard the lifeboat and brought back across to the shore at the lifeboat station. If

Atlantic 85 was launched to a report that 2 people were in difficulties at Ogmore By Sea. As the lifeboat was proceeding the duty RNLI lifeguards and Penybont SLSC lifeguards successfully carried out a rescue and got the casualties back into the beach. The lifeboat was stood down and returned to station. Read more on the incident here: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2017/august/29/boy-struggling-to-keep-head-above-water-rescued-by-rnli-lifeguard-at-ogmore