Shouts

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

Whilst returning to station from an earlier callout the lifeboat was flagged down by a jet skier which reported it had seen two teenagers stuck on the Newton side of the Ogmore River and had been attempting to cross it. The jet skier had given the boys safety advice and told them to stay where they

UK Coastguard paged our volunteer crew following reports of persons cut off by the tide on the Witches Point side of Dunraven Bay. Llantwit Major Coastguard also attended the incident. Upon arriving on scene the crew found the people were climbers using ropes and were happy to stay in the location and wait for the tide