Shouts

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.

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