Date: Launch time: Return time:Rescue Unit:
28/02/2010 Lifeboat No: B-776 GIN: 192101 Launch: 09:05 Return:
10:15 H/W: 12:16 Type of casualty: LRGE CAB PWR POWERED BOAT TEL'S
GIRL Cause of Service: MACHNRY FAIL Wind: NE Force: 8 GALE Visibility:
POOR Sea: ROUGH Weather: DRIZZLE
The Atlantic crew were
alerted to a report of 2 persons on board a 17' Dory 'Tel's Girl',
one mile South of Scars Elbow with engine failure. The weather conditions
were not very nice and the crew wasted no time getting on scene. They
arrived to find 2 on board, OK but cold. A tow was set up in difficult
weather with high winds and a rolling sea, and the vessel was towed
into its mooring in the shelter of Holehaven. As the casualties were
cold an ambulance crew had been alerted and were ready to receive
the casualties at Holehaven slip. Before they knew about this shout
the crew had planned to take the boat out for a Sunday morning exercise.
Enough for one day all agreed. Lifeboat returned to station, refuelled,
rehoused and ready for service. Exercise cancelled!
21/02/2010 Lifeboat No: B-776 GIN: 191606 Launch: 18:40 Return: 20:10
H/W: 04:57 Type of casualty: DISTRESS SIG FLARE Cause of Service:
MAY BE TRBLE Wind: W Force: 2 LIGHT BREEZE Visibility: FAIR Sea: SMOOTH
Weather: PART CLOUDY
The Atlantic 75 was launched together with the
Inshore D -boat to a report of a red flare seen off Thorpe Bay Yacht
Club. The ILB got away first but there was not a lot of water about
so the Atlantic 75 went as well. The Atlantic made a creeping line
ahead search from the sewer outfall pipe to the Halfway House. The
Atlantic followed the edge of the channel to the East to as far down
as the Shoebury beacon but nothing to report. Stood down on confirmation
with CG. False Alarm with Good intent.
21/02/2010
Lifeboat No: D-633 GIN: 191606 Launch: 18:20 Return: 19:45 H/W: 04:57
Type of casualty: DISTRESS SIG FLARE Cause of Service: MAY BE TRBLE
Wind: W Force: 2 LIGHT BREEZE Visibility: FAIR Sea: SLIGHT Weather:
PART CLOUDY
A report of a red flare had come in from vessel at anchorage
'Delta' and also a person standing on the shore at Thorpe Bay. ILB
1 was launched immediately and conducted a search along the shoreline.
There was not an awful lot of water about and a quick run to Thorpe
Bay and via the Mulberry harbour to the West Shoebury produced nothing
to report. A run was then made through the moorings to Barge Pier
where a white flare was sent up to illuminate the area. Nothing found.
The Atlantic was in the area to the South but ILB was stood down to
RTS. False alarm good intent.
18/02/2010
Lifeboat No: B-776 GIN: 191357 Launch: 16:45 Return: 17:45 H/W: 02:07
Type of casualty: PRSN MISSING MISSING PERSON Cause of Service: MISSING
Wind: S Force: 1 LIGHT AIRS Visibility: FAIR Sea: CALM Weather: OVERCAST
The Atlantic 75 crew was tasked to a report of a missing person in
the vicinity of Canvey CG Look- out. Gravesend Lifeboat were also
in attendance. Southend were asked to search in the area West of Thorney
Bay. Nothing found and units eventually stood down as false alarm
with good intent. SLB RTS.
23/01/2010 Lifeboat
No: H-007 GIN: 189225 Launch: 09:08 Return: 10:30 H/W: 17:30 Type
of casualty: PRS SANDBANK PERSON AT RISK Cause of Service: ILLNESS
Wind: SW Force: 1 LIGHT AIRS Visibility: FAIR Sea: CALM Weather: MIST
Hovercraft tasked to a report of a person on the mud possibly with
the intent of self harm. Launched to the East of the Pier and followed
foreshore up to Cockle sheds in Old Leigh. As this sweep was being
made the launch crew made their way up the Pier to ready the Offshore
D-class. No person found and fresh information arrived at the CG suggesting
this maybe an identical call to a hoax made at Clacton Pier earlier
in the week. D-class stood down and Hovercraft swept the area again
on the way back to station was then stood down en route back. Nothing
found untoward. Suspicious alert.
21/01/2010 Lifeboat
No: H-007 GIN: 189007 Launch: 12:05 Return: 12:30 H/W: 16:04 Type
of casualty: DISTRESS SIG FLARE Cause of Service: MAY BE TRBLE Wind:
SW Force: 1 LIGHT AIRS Visibility: POOR Sea: CALM Weather: MIST
Whilst on Exercise near Two Tree slip, Hovercraft diverted to a possible
sighting of a Red flare. First informant was fishing vessel "White
Mischief". The position of the search was given in the Fairway near
the Montgomery wreck. Hovercraft tasked to make a sweep between Sea
Reach No.4 and 2. As approaching No.4 confirmation came in from Thames
CG that explosives work had been taking place near the Man Made Island
and that all units to Stand Down. Hovercraft continued Exercise then
RTS.
10/01/2010 Lifeboat No: H-007 GIN: 188266 Launch: 16:35 Return:
17:20 H/W: 20:45 Type of casualty: PRS IN WATER PEOPLE IN THE SEA
Cause of Service: DROWNING Wind: Force: 0 CALM Visibility: NIL Sea:
CALM Weather: SLEET Follow
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Hovercraft launched to reports of 2 people in the water off the beach
near Ocean Beach cafe. On scene found one sea-scout (in dry suit)
and one police officer in the water trying to assist a female teenager
who was in the water up to her chest with her feet stuck in the mud.
The Hovercraft spotted the sea-scout first who was wearing a strobing
white light. He had a visual on the casualty and en route the policeman
was picked out of the water as well. The Hovercraft now alongside
the girl, Hovercraft Commander . got into the water to discover that
her feet were stuck fast. So Hovercraft Commander managed to get enough
purchase with his hands in the mud to free the girl who was frozen
stiff, into the Hovercraft for immediate transfer to the Ambulance
that was waiting on the shore. The girl and the police officer where
checked for hypothermia, the sea- scout, who was wearing more appropriate
clothing seemed to be OK. H-007 then RTS.