Shouts

Both our Atlantic 85 and IB1 lifeboats were diverted from their training exercise and requested to undertake a search for a missing person in the Newton area. The person was found safely ashore and both boats returned to station.

Porthcawl RNLI lifeboat volunteers were paged following reports of a life raft adrift in the Bristol Channel approximately one mile east of the breakwater. Porthcawl Lifeboat was launched within minutes to investigate the circumstances of the life raft and to check if there were any persons aboard. Fortunately the craft, although badly damaged by the

Our volunteers were paged at 17.06 today to reports of 2 persons cut off by the tide near to Nash Point. The casualties were rescued by our smaller IB1 lifeboat which is able to operate in shallower water and then transferred to the larger Atlantic 85 lifeboat. ‪#‎RNLIshout‬

Both our Atlantic 85 and IB1 (D class) were launched to persons cut off by the tide and stranded on cliffs near Witches Point. The Atlantic 85 was first on scene and upon arrival found that the casualties had been assisted to safety by Llantwit Major Coastguard team. Once it was confirmed there were no

Our Atlantic 85 launched to a windsurfer in difficulties off Newton Point. An RNLI lifeguard had paddled out to offer assistance. The windsurfer made it ashore once we arrived on scene and was given safety advice by Porthcawl Coastguard. #‎RNLIshout‬

Our volunteers were paged to a dog swimming out to sea off Newton. Our Atlantic 85 launched on service to find the dog had decided to return to shore. Never be afraid to call 999 and ask for the coastguard if you have concern for a dog. We'd far rather be called out than the

Paged at 17.20 to reports of a jet ski adrift and a person in the water off Newton beach. Our volunteers launched both our Atlantic 85 and IB1 lifeboats on service. The Atlantic 85 was first on scene and found the jet ski drifting a few hundred metres from shore. The owner had made it

At 7pm on Sunday evening, both Porthcawl RNLI lifeboats Rose of the Shires and Jean Ryall launched to reports of persons in difficulty in the water off Rest Bay, Porthcawl . The 2 volunteer crews from Porthcawl RNLI Lifeboat station launched immediately, and made their way through rough seas to the reported position of the

Our volunteers launched our Atlantic 85 at approximately 09.00 today to a fisherman who had been swept from Porthcawl Pier. The casualty was recovered into the lifeboat off Sandy Bay and transferred to an ambulance waiting at the lifeboat station. The casualty was taken to The Princess of Wales hospital where he is expected to

We were paged at 15.35 to reports of persons in difficulties in a dinghy at Coney Beach. Our IB1 was launched however the persons made it into the beach with assistance from lifeguards. We were repaged at 16.23 and our IB1 was relaunched to reports of persons cut off by the tide on Eastern Promenade