|
Call No |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Service Detail |
Lifeboats Launched |
|
1 |
Tues |
Jan 18 |
5.27am |
Fishing vessel "Ocean Quest" taking water 11 miles off Seahouses. Towed to
Seahouses by Mersey Lifeboat. |
Mersey Lifeboat |
|
2 |
Wed |
May 12 |
1.19pm |
Two divers with suspected bends treated at Seahouses Harbour by Lifeboat
Crew. |
Station Landrover only. |
|
3 |
Sun |
May 30 |
5.05pm |
Yacht Merlin XII aground at Newton Haven, requesting assistance. Both
Lifeboats launched in support of Craster Lifeboat. |
ILB only |
|
4 |
Wed |
Jun 2 |
2.50am |
Medivac (Medical evacuation) from Holy island. Assist ambulance un able to
reach island because of tide, to remove an elderly ill man to hospital.
Brought ashore by Coastguard Landrover. |
ILB by road to Causeway. |
|
5 |
Wed |
Jun 2 |
4.46pm |
Missing Child on Bamburgh Beach, Police request assistance to search.
Lifeboats cancelled as launching, child found safe and well. |
Both Lifeboats. |
|
6 |
Thu |
Jun 3 |
4.13pm |
Yacht capsized in Beadnell Bay, person clinging to upturned hull. Multiple
reports from the public. Vessel righted, and escorted safely to shore by
Lifeboat. |
ILB Only |
|
7 |
Fri |
Jun 4 |
2.20pm |
9m Yacht "Favonia" with rope around propeller, dragging anchor and in danger
of being carried onto rocks at Holy Island. Requested immediate assistance.
Taken in to Holy Island Haven by Lifeboat. Mersey Lifeboat |
Mersey Lifeboat |
|
8 |
Sun |
Jun 13 |
12.38pm |
Diver with "bends" symptoms, aboard Seahouses Charter Boat "St Ebba IV"
near Pinnacles, Farne Islands. Brought to Seahouses on a fast RIB, and met
by Lifeboat Crew, where he was treated till arrival of helicopter. |
LB Crew and Station Landrover only |
|
9 |
Tues |
Jun 15 |
2.36pm |
7 persons trapped on Holy Island Causeway, including 3 adults from a Care
Home, all rescued by Lifeboat and landed safely. Met by RNLI Landrover which
took them to a nearby hotel to get warm drinks and to make recovery
arrangements for their vehicles (2). |
ILB and Landrover crew. |
|
10 |
Wed |
Jun 16 |
12.48pm |
Medivac (Medical evacuation) from Staple Island, female visitor had fallen
and had two suspected broken ankles. Treated by Lifeboat crew (Entonox) and
stretchered to waiting Lifeboat. Landed at Seahouses to waiting ambulance. |
Mersey Lifeboat |
|
11 |
Sat |
Jun 26 |
2.57pm |
8 Sea Kayaks reported missing off Holy Island in deteriating sea conditions.
Lifeboats cancelled as being launched, kayaks located all safe. |
Both Lifeboats |
|
12 |
Fri |
Jul 2 |
12.30pm |
"Mayday" from charter boat "Sovereign 2", diver missing. Had surfaced and
then re-entered the water. Lifeboat acted as "On Scene Commander", with
Seahouses and Craster ILB's, Helicopter and local vessels assisting. 1 hour
later, a man's body was recovered from the water. Attempts to resuscitate
him failed. Transferred to hospital by helicopter, where he was pronounced
dead. |
Both Lifeboats and Craster ILB |
|
13 |
Tues |
Jul 20 |
5.05pm |
Unmanned dinghy seen drifting and partially submerged off Seahouses Harbour.
Recovered by local vessel, and occupants found aboard a moored vessel on
south side the harbour, where they had abandoned when dinghy found to be
sinking. |
ILB only |
|
14 |
Wed |
Jul 21 |
12.15pm |
9m motor cruiser "Jasper 2" requests assistance, engine failure off the
Wamses, Farne Islands, 2 persons on board. Towed to Seahouses for repair. |
Mersey Lifeboat |
|
15 |
Thu |
Jul 22 |
12.09pm |
RAF Tornado crashed into sea off Dunstanburgh Castle, crew ejected and
rescued by helicopter. Lifeboat recovered debris, and assisted RAF crash
recovery teams at the scene for several hours. |
Mersey Lifeboat |
|
16 |
Sat |
Jul 24 |
2.30pm |
Yacht "Boulevard Lady" aground on rocks in Newton Bay. Lifeboat stood by and
assisted the yacht to refloat as the tide flooded. |
Both Lifeboats |
|
17 |
Sat |
Jul 24 |
4pm |
Broken down Dive RIB "Delta Diver" off Longstone Lighthouse, Farne Islands,
7 persons on board. Towed to Seahouses. |
Mersey Lifeboat |
|
18 |
Sat |
Jul 24 |
10.30pm |
Dinghy reported adrift off Newton Haven. False alarm, good intent, - tender
returning to moored yacht. |
Mersey Lifeboat and Craster ILB |
|
19 |
Sat |
Jul 31 |
3.50pm |
Broken down motor boat "Vigo", 1 mile south of Seahouses, 2 persons on
board. Towed to Seahouses. |
Mersey Lifeboat |
|
20 |
Sat |
Aug 21 |
3.23pm |
Adult and 2 children in difficulty in water off Bamburgh beach. Safely
ashore, ILB cancelled after launch. |
ILB Only |
|
21 |
Sun |
Aug 22 |
5.47pm |
Yacht "Davlos" with engine trouble off Seahouses Harbour, 3 persons on
board. Reached harbour without assistance |
Both Lifeboats |
|
22 |
Sat |
Aug 28 |
1.55pm |
Diver with possible "Bends" landed at Seahouses by dive RIB "Leeds Athletic".
Escorted by ILB and met by LB Crew, treated by crew till arrival of
helicopter. |
ILB and Landrover crew. |
|
23 |
Sun |
Aug 29 |
12.05pm |
Kayak with two persons on board, in difficulty off Seahouses Harbour in
strong wind. Rescued and brought to Seahouses. |
ILB only. |
|
24 |
Mon |
Aug 30 |
3.05pm |
Two vehicles stranded on Holy Island Causeway. ILB diverted from Annual
Lifeboat Fete, 5 persons rescued. Had failed to observe safe crossing times. |
ILB only |
|
25 |
Sat |
Sep 04 |
3.18am |
Fishing boat "Adaptable" aground on Longstone Island. Refloated and escorted
to safe water |
Mersey Lifeboat |
|
26 |
Sat |
Sep 11 |
12.46am |
Seriously ill male to be evacuated from Holy Island, ambulance unable to
access due to tide. Stood by as Coastguard Landrover managed to bring
casualty to the mainland and the awaiting ambulance. |
Mersey Lifeboat and ILB |
|
27 |
Sun |
Sep 12 |
3.15pm |
"999" call from woman in car being washed off Holy Island Causeway. Lifeboat
stood by till Coastguard from Holy Island arrived to pull vehicle back onto
the island. |
ILB only. |
|
28 |
Fri |
Sep 17 |
4.28pm |
Three walkers stranded on Holy Island Causeway, attempting to cross outside
of safe crossing times. Airlifted by helicopter as ILB reached scene. |
ILB only. |
|
29 |
Mon |
Nov 1 |
4.04am |
Seriously ill person on Holy Island, ambulance unable to cross causeway due
to tide. ILB taken by road to transport paramedics, but patient airlifted by
RAF helicopter. Crew stood down. |
ILB and Station Landrover |
|
30 |
Tue |
Nov 2 |
2.49pm |
Man (clergyman) cut off by tide on St Cuthbert's Isle, Holy Island. Landed
safely by ILB. |
ILB only. |
|
31 |
Thu |
Nov 4 |
1.04pm |
Seahouses Fishing Boat "Three Sisters" aground and taking water off
Seahouses Harbour. ILB cancelled as being launched, boat had managed to get
free, but salvage pump requested. Vessel had taken considerable quantity of
water. Pumped out in harbour, and vessel assessed for damage. |
ILB and Shore Crew. |
|
32 |
Mon |
Nov 8 |
10.42pm |
Woman threatening self harm in Seahouses Harbour. Located by Police, safe
and well. Lifeboat recalled. |
ILB only. |
|
33 |
Thu |
Dec 30 |
9.24am |
Seahouses Fishing Boat "Portia of Poole" with 2 crew, windscreens broken
after shipping a heavy sea, in Force 8 gusting 9 winds, 8 miles off
Seahouses. Unable to proceed without taking water. Local vessel Glad
Tidings also standing by her. Escorted safely to Seahouses, in rough seas,
in lee of Lifeboat, for repair. |
Mersey Lifeboat |
