Shouts

Both lifeboats were launched to a fishing vessel which had suffered engine difficulties and run aground at Southerndown beach. Due to the incoming tide and swell conditions the vessel was at risk of being smashed against cliffs. With assistance from Llantwit Major Coastguard a tow was established by the D Class which towed the vessel

Whilst on a training exercise our volunteers spotted a fisherman who was cut off by the tide on a rocky outcrop near Ogmore By Sea with just over an hour until high water. Unfortunately he hadn't added the hour for BST to the tide times and got caught out. A crew member swam to the

Our volunteers were paged by UK Coastguard following concerns for a despondent elderly male at Porthcawl Pier. Our volunteers stood by onboard our D Class lifeboat until the casualty was safely in the care of Police officers.

D Class lifeboat launched to a multi agency incident at Llantwit Major Beach.

D Class launched at the request of UK Coastguard to 2 fisherman who were cut off by the tide at Witches Point, Southerndown. The casualties were brought onboard the lifeboat and transferred across to the main bay at Southerndown. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbH8YC1bh6M

UK Coastguard requested the launch of Porthcawl ILB to assist Porthcawl Coastguard with an injured person in the area of Rhych Point. The ILB launched & arrived on scene within a few minutes. Our Crew made their way ashore where the casualty was assessed and found to have injuries to her arm following a fall.

Launched to reports of two Kayakers in difficulty on Fairy Buoy. The person was seen to climb onto the buoy & started waving his arms. Porthcawl National Coastwatch informed U.K. Coastguard who requested immediate launch of Porthcawl Lifeboats. The person then entered the water to swim back towards the drifting kayak. On our arrival on

Our Atlantic 85 was launched to kayakers struggling against the tide near Hutchwns Point. Porthcawl National Coastwatch had been monitoring the kayakers and alerted UK Coastguard. The kayakers were brought onboard the lifeboat and taken back to Sandy Bay, from where they had launched.

D Class lifeboat launched to conduct a search of Porthcawl seafront for a missing despondent female. The police located the persons mobile phone as being in the esplanade area. A foreshore search was conducted along with Porthcawl and Port Talbot Coastguard Teams. After searching for around 20 minutes all search units were stood down when

UK Coastguard requested the launch of our D Class lifeboat following a report of 10 persons cut off by the tide on a bank of the Ogmore River near the sewage works. Our volunteer crew were quickly on scene finding the group stuck on a bank the Porthcawl side of the river. The initial plan