At 05.09hr on Wednesday 31st August 2016, Humber Coastguard requested the launch of Seahouses Lifeboat, to assist the North East Ambulance Service to reach an ill 5yr old child with suspected meningitus. It was outside of the safe crossing time for the tidal Causeway.
At 17.18hr on Sunday 28th August 2016, Humber Coastguard requested the launch of Seahouses Lifeboats, following the report of a missing 8yr old girl, who may have entered the water on the beach just north of Seahouses. Most of the crew had just left the boathouse, after making preparations for the Annual Seahouses Lifeboat Fete tomorrow, Bank Holiday Monday 29th August, which included a final polish of the boat’s hull and bronze propellors.
A team of specialist BAE Systems communications engineers has won a two-year contract extension worth £2 million to support the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) radio communications infrastructure. The contract extends the existing 25-year partnership into 2018.
RCAF helo crew received an international bravery award for long distance flight to Arctic in rescue of Inuit walrus hunters in same rescue parachute SAR Specialists award IMO exceptional bravery award, one posthumously
SAR Specialist jumping to the rescue from CCH-130
August 25, 2016 — Ottawa — National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
Personnel from Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) squadrons are participating in ARCTIC CHINOOK, a significant search and rescue (SAR) exercise taking place in the vicinity of Nome, Alaska, from August 22 to 25, 2016.
PR230816-1 Crew wives and girlfriends at their Jazzy Jar stall
PR230816-2 Young visitors in inshore lifeboat George Bearman
PR230816-3 Young visitor meets RNLI mascot Stormy Stan
PR230816-4 Inshore lifeboat shout to assist yacht in difficulty
Photos: (Credit Exmouth RNLI)
On 21 August, the station’s volunteers opened the doors to their boathouse to welcome supporters visiting their Open Day. The total raised was just under £1,000 with donations still coming in. The event was well attended with the charity’s shop volunteers experiencing one of their busiest days.
At 19.08hr on Tuesday 23rd August 2016, both Seahouses Lifeboats were at sea on exercise off Seahouses, when Humber Coastguard tasked the Inshore Lifeboat to an incident at Budle Bay, north of Bamburgh. There had been a jet ski accident and a 9yr old female had suffered a suspected fractured femur. The casualty’s exact location was not exactly clear when the initial report was received.
PR220816 Casualty vessel is towed to safety by Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn.
Exmouth’s Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn launched at 6.09pm on 18 August to assist a leisure fishing vessel which had overheated, seven miles south of the lifeboat station.
Date: 18/08/2016
Author: Paul Nicholson
Tonight a group of local musicians launched a CD to promote the ‘Speakeasy’ as well as promote the Sunderland live music scene. There are eleven tracks on the CD, all performed by ‘Speakeasy’ regulars.
Every year maritime search and rescue organisations rescue thousands of people in distress on the water but many still perish:
We Must Do More!
PR040814 Crowds at the 2014 Exmouth Lifeboat Open Day
The biggest event on the Exmouth Lifeboat Fundraising Team’s calendar, the lifeboat station Open Day will take place on Sunday 21 August this year. Situated on Queens Drive, the event will be held between 10am and 4pm.