Shouts

The volunteer crew onboard our Atlantic 85 lifeboat were diverted from a training exercise to assist a motor boat with engine difficulties off the seafront at Porthcawl. The boat was taken under tow and into Porthcawl Marina where it was put alongside a pontoon.

Both lifeboats were on a tasking to search for a missing person. The Atlantic 85, which was at Rest Bay, spotted a surfer caught in the rip current at the point. Due to the surfer’s location close to the point and in the surfline the D Class was requested to proceed to Rest Bay to assist. As the

Whilst conducting a search for a missing person, both the Atlantic 85 and D Class lifeboats received an immediate tasking by UK Coastguard to surfers reported to be in difficulty and caught in a rip current at the point at Rest Bay. On arriving on scene the lifeboats established the surfers had made it safely ashore and required

The Atlantic 85 and D Class lifeboats were both launched at the request of UK Coastguard to assist South Wales Police : Heddlu De Cymru with a search for a missing despondent male. The lifeboats commenced a shoreline search of the local area. Other search units involved included Porthcawl Coastguard Team. Whilst conducting the search the lifeboats

Both the Atlantic 85 and D Class lifeboats were launched on service at the request of UK Coastguard following reports of a RIB with two people onboard which had broken down and was dragging anchor in the surf line at Rest Bay. The Atlantic 85 lifeboat was first on scene and established a tow. The

Porthcawl volunteer crew were tasked to a multi-agency incident by UK Coastguard following reports of a person who had fallen into the sea off Porthcawl Breakwater. Although in relatively shallow water the person was being swept eastwards across Sandy Bay by the tide and it was also thought that there would have been injuries following

D Class lifeboat Jean Ryall was launched to a report of people cut off by the tide at Witches Point, Southerndown. Whilst our volunteer crew proceeded to the scene UK Coastguard received information that the people involved had managed to self recover. The D Class continued to the area to check for any other persons who may

Both our Atlantic 85 and D Class lifeboats were launched to conduct a search for a missing person who police had concerns for their safety. Porthcawl and Port Talbot Coastguard Teams searched the land while our lifeboats performed a shoreline search between Hutchwns Point and Newton Point. Following a search of over an hour the

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.