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INCIDENT REPORTS 2012
Incidents this year -
INCIDENT REPORTS 2012 (09) 29th January - 12.42 Broken down rib, Newhaven Meet Newhaven Lifeboat with a broken down rib in tow. Gave safety advice
(07) 27th January -16.24 Red flares, Seaford Investigate a report of red flares in the Seaford area. After meeting with the first informant, nothing was found. The area was experiencing some lighting activity. False alarm with good intent (06) 23rd January 20.39 Red flares, Seaford Report of 2 x red flares North of Seaford. Area search carried out. Nothing found (05) 14th January 10.10 Cylinder on beach Roedean Called to investigate a metal cylinder on the beach at Roedean. The Cylinder was removed by the local council. (04) 09th January 13.40 Helicopter Evacuation Man the Brighton Helicopter landing site to meet Coastguard helicopter, Rescue 104 with a fisherman suffering severe chest pains, whilst working in mid channel. (03) 07th January 17.19 Flare report, Tidemills Investigate several reports of a flare in the Tidemills area. Area search completed, nothing found (02) 07th January 01.52 Missing Person, Rottingdean Full team tasked to assist Sussex Police locate a missing person at Rottingdean. Shortly after arriving on scene the Police received information that the casualty had been located elsewhere. Once this information was confirmed we stood down and returned to station (01) 2nd January 11.14 Kite surfer in difficulties, at Tidemills. Called to a report of a Kite surfer in difficulties, at Tidemills. The surfer freed himself from his board and managed to get ashore. The board was observed to see if it would drift ashore. After a time the board drifted away so we stood down INCIDENT REPORTS 2011 (141) 15th December - 10.49 Person with dislocated ankle, Newhaven Team paged to a position just South of Newhaven NCI lookout to assist East Sussex Ambulance Service with an injured walker. The casualty was believed to have dislocated her ankle. Due to the narrow footpaths the casualty was carried on a stretcher back to a waiting ambulance. (140) 13th December - 16.31 Red flashing light, Rottingdean Investigate a report of a red flashing light off Rottingdean. Nothing located in the area. Thought to be the red light on the new sewage outfall at Friars Bay.
(138) 07th
December - 16.44 Body on the beach, Birling Gap Tasked to assist Birling Gap Coastguard with the recovery of a body. Stood down on route. (137) 06th December - 23.52 Attend remote radio site Called to the remote radio site, to investigate malfunction on some equipment. (136) 03nd December 18.50 Vessel on fire, Brighton Tasked to a 36 ft vessel on fire at Brighton Marina. The fire is thought to have started from an onboard wood stove. The owner of the vessel was taken to hospital. Unfortunately the owners dog was killed in the fire . (135) 02nd December - 12.16 Person on the cliff edge, Telscombe Tasked to a person on the cliff edge close to the Telscombe Tavern. The person was talked down and taken away by ambulance. (134) 19th November - 02.41 Person in the water, Brighton Tasked to assist Shoreham Coastguard with a beach search for a possible person in the water close to the Brighton West Pier. Nothing found. (133) 15th November - 20.09 Report of flares, Seaford Report of
flares in the Seaford area. After questioning a fisherman it was established
that somebody had fired the flare from the beach and then left the area
(129) 22nd October -10.16 Meet Broken down vessel Tasked to Newhaven Harbour to meet Eastbourne Lifeboat with broken down vessel in tow. The 3 crew of the vessel were suffering from seasickness. (128) 20th October -13.36 Object on beach, Seaford Tasked to Splash Point, Seaford to try and identify an object on the beach below the cliffs. Newhaven Lifeboats Y boat landed and identified the object as marker buoys for pots. (127) 16th October -17.53 Vessel with engine failure, Newhaven Tasked to meet Newhaven Lifeboat towing a vessel suffering from engine failure. The casualties auxiliary engine also failed. Whilst inspecting the vessels safety equipment it was discovered that, what the owners believed to be 2 x distress flares were in fact empty illumination flare cases. Safety advice given (126) 15th October -16.33 Diver with decompression sickness, Brighton Tasked to meet a dive vessel in Brighton Marina to take details of a diver who had earlier required a medical evacuation for suspected decompression sickness.
(123) 01st October -13.38 Person cut off by the tide, Saltdean Tasked to Saltdean, report of 3 persons cut off by the tide. On scene with Brighton Lifeboat. 3 casualties swam out to Brighton Lifeboat who landed them safely back on the beach. Safety advice given. These casualties had used a mobile phone tidechecker to check the tide times, however the tidetable used did not add an hour to account for British Summer Time. Click pictures below to enlarge (122) 27th September - 00.21 Suicidal Person, Newhaven Called to Newhaven swing Bridge for a report of a suicidal person. Casualty jumped into the water and was recovered by a Newhaven Coastguard rescue swimmer and Newhaven Lifeboats inflatable Y boat. The casualty was checked by Paramedics then taken into Police custody. (121) 20th September - 06.50 Person stuck in mud, Newhaven Tasked to same vessel as yesterday, owner stuck in the mud while trying to recover his vessel. He was recovered by Newhaven Lifeboats inflatable Y boat and taken to the Lifeboat station (120 )19th September -16.48 Vessel calling for assistance, Newhaven Called to investigate a vessel calling for help somewhere within Newhaven Harbour. Vessel located in the Turning Basin by North Quay aground on the mud, the owner had left the scene for fuel. Advice given (119) 18th September -14.13 Paraglider stuck in a Tree, Devils Dyke Full team called to Devils Dyke, Brighton to assist in a multiagency rescue of a paraglider who crash landed in trees and was hanging by his chute approximately 60ft above the ground. West Sussex Fire Brigade Technical Rescue team, Paramedics, Police and Coastguard helicopter 104 all assisted in the rescue. (Photos1 to 4 courtesy of Eddie Mitchell) Click pictures below to enlarge (118) 18th September - 03.37 Suicidal Person, Newhaven Called to Newhaven swing bridge for a report of a suicidal person threatening to jump into the water. The casualty was talked down by a member of the Newhaven Lifeboat crew and taken to the Lifeboat station before being handed to Sussex Police. (117) 15th September -19.11 Yacht with fouled propeller, Newhaven Yacht becalmed after its propeller was entangled in a bag at the entrance to Newhaven Harbour. As wind conditions were calm the yacht was towed in by Newhaven Lifeboat
(115) 4th September -13.58 Capsized Zapcat, Beachy Head Tasked to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with small Zapcat twin hulled racing dinghy which had capsized off Beachy Head. Because of the size of the vessel the lifeboat crew were able to place it on their rear deck area. All crew uninjured. (114) 2nd September - 19.12 Missing person, Ovingdean Full team paged to search for a missing vulnerable person in the Ovingdean area with Shoreham Coastguard and Sussex Police. (113) 1st September -16.57 Bicycle on cliff edge Report of abandoned bicycle on edge of cliff. On arrival a male was found sunbathing a short distance down a steep slope below the cliff edge. Safety advice given. (112) 25th August – 12.51 Inflatable dinghy, Seaford Tasked to Seaford Beach. Sussex Police reported that an inflatable dinghy had blown across the road in front of them. Concerned that someone may be in the water we carried out a search from Seaford back to Newhaven, speaking to some kite boarders and other persons on the beach. Nothing found. The Police recovered the dinghy to Seaford Police Station (111) 23rd August - 20.59 Yacht with fouled propeller, 21 miles off Newhaven Tasked to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with a yacht in tow that had suffered a fouled propeller while in the shipping separation lanes approximately 21 miles off. (110) 21st
August – 17.50 Concern for vessel Report of a vessel making heavy weather then soon after
disappeared from sight. Search of the area made, nothing found (109) 20th August – 17.50 Mayday, Newhaven Tasked to Newhaven Marina to meet with a vessel being towed in by another vessel. The casualty vessel had sent a Mayday on Marine channel 12, which is the traffic control for Newhaven Harbour. The vessel was safely at anchor and no life was in danger so the distress call Mayday was incorrectly used and on the wrong channel / frequency. Strong safety advice given (108) 18th August – 20.04 Concern for yacht Concern from a member of the public that a yacht was listing at approximately 40 degrees but there was no wind. Once on scene we observed the yacht for some time. It seemed fine so we returned to station (107) 16th August – Object in water, Saltdean Tasked to Saltdean to investigate a report form
a member of the public that there was an upturned vessel in the water. Full
search of the area carried out, nothing found (106) 12th August – 14.15 Vessel sinking, Brighton Tasked to Brighton Marina to get observation of a 36ft vessel that had sent a Mayday distress call because it was taking on water. Newhaven & Brighton Lifeboats tasked. The water ingress was coming from a leaking stern gland so when the propellers were not spinning the ingress slowed considerably. Newhaven Lifeboat took the vessel alongside and towed it into the marina were it was immediately lifted out of the water Click pictures below to enlarge (105) 08th August – 21.40 Suicidal person, Peacehaven Full team tasked to Peacehaven to assist Police search for a person who had said they were going to jump from the cliff. The person was located and taken into Police custody (104) 07th August – 18.26 Seven persons cut off by tide, Crowlink Full cliff team tasked to Crowlink to a report of seven persons and a dog cut off by the tide. Although this area is covered by Biring Gap Coastguard they were already out assisting Eastbourne Coastguard with another incident. Newhaven Lifeboat was also on scene but as a large swell was running up the beach it was deemed to risky to use the Y boat to recover the casualties. In total 3 adults, 4 children and 1 dog were recovered up the cliff face. Although a little cold they were all safe and well. Click pictures below to enlarge (103) 07th August – 17.02 Person on cliff edge, Telscombe Tasked to a report of a person on the wrong side of the fence at Telscombe. Met with Sussex Police and carried out a search of the area. Nothing found (102) 06th August – no time logged. Meet sailing boat, Brighton While at Brighton Marina for previous incident, re tasked to meet a sailing boat and give safety advice (101) 06th August – 13.30 Broken down vessel, Brighton While at Brighton Marina for previous incident, re tasked to meet a vessel being towed in by the Brighton Lifeguards safety boat, with a broken fuel line. (100) 06th August – 12.06 Diver in difficulties, Brighton Report of a diver in difficulties, Brighton. Met with the dive boat to and waited for Ambulance crew. (99) 04th August – 14.50 Barge in danger, Newhaven Tasked to Denton Island to a derelict barge in danger of capsizing, due to being full of rainwater. Sussex fire & rescue pumped the water from the vessel. (98) 02nd August – 01.35 Missing swimmer, Brighton Tasked to Brighton Beach to a report of a missing swimmer. Stood down on route as swimmer was found safe and well. (97) 01st August - 22.34 Person on the cliff edge, Lewes, Seaford Tasked to Seaford Head to a report of a person on the cliff edge. Casualty taken down by Police and taken into custody (96) 31st July – 14.56 Escort ambulance to helicopter site, Tidemills Tasked
to escort ambulance to the Helicopter Landing Site at Tidemills beach. Two persons
with suspected decompression sickness. Flown to a specialist hospital (95) 31st July - 01.33 Flat battery, Newhaven Tasked to Newhaven Marina to meet a vessel that suffered a flat battery after leaving all lights on while fishing. Towed in by another vessel. Advice given (94) 30th July – 19.37 Injured Paraglider, Newhaven Full team tasked to West Beach Newhaven to assist a paraglider who had crashed into the cliff sustaining serious injuries. Once stabilised the casualty was put onto a stretcher and carried to a waiting helicopter. (93) 30th July – 13.15 Boat fire, Brighton Tasked to Brighton Marina for a report of a vessel on fire. Fuel leak on Starboard engine. (92) 24th July – 20.06 Concern for yacht, Seaford Member of the public reported that he was concerned for the safety of a yacht, off the Martello tower, Seaford. We spoke to the first informant and observed the vessel which seemed to be proceeding ok. False alarm with good intent. (91) 24th July – 13.00 Mayday, Newhaven Tasked to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with a vessel in tow. Veseel had sent a Mayday call because he had fouled his propeller. Safety advice and correct use of VHF distress procedures given. (90) 20th July – 13.11 New vessel fuel problems, Newhaven Called to meet Newhaven Lifeboat at the fuel berth towing in a brand new 64foot power boat, being delivered to Southampton with failed engines. Believed to have run out of fuel. While checking the vessels equipment it was found that although in date many of the flares were seeping. Gave advice to delivery crew re the condition of their flares. Click pictures below to enlarge (89) 20th July – 11.15 Fuel problems, Birling Gap Report of vessel about half a mile off Birling Gap, broken down. Suspected fuel problems. (88) 16th July - 02.44 Person in the water, Brighton Tasked to a person in the water near The Queens Hotel Brighton. Brighton Lifeboat also tasked. When we arrived the casualty had been recovered from the water and was taken home by Police. (87) 14th July - 20.25 Engine failure, Brighton Tasked to Brighton Marina to meet Brighton Lifeboat with a Catamaran in tow that had suffered engine failure. Assisted with mooring vessel in strong winds. (86) 13th July – 20.05 Flare on beach, Seaford While most of the team were already out at Seaford on a training exercise, we received a call regarding a pyrotechnic that had washed up on the beach just West of us. An initial team was sent to investigate, and once located the rest of the team joined them to set up a cordon. The device was an out of date distress flare that had been in the water. After assessment it was placed into a special box and driven to safe storage at Lee On Solent (85) 11th July - 19.11 Person cut off by tide, Seaford While interviewing the skipper of the fishing vessel (see previous incident ) we were re tasked to Seaford to a report of a person cut off by the tide. The casualty was returned to dry land by Newhaven Lifeboats Y Boat. Returned to the fishing vessel from the previous incident to complete report. (84) 11th July – 18.41 Fishing vessel hit by yacht, Newhaven Called to meet a local fishing vessel who reported that he had been rammed in the stern by a yacht, causing damage t the fishing vessel. (83) 11th July - 13.23 Man with chest pains Tasked to meet the A fisheries protection vessel at Newhaven. One of its crewmen was experiencing severe chest pains. Transferred to a waiting ambulance. (82) 10th July - 15.29 Engine failure, Brighton Tasked to Brighton Marina to assist Brighton Lifeboat with a vessel that had engine failure and was being washed against the sea wall of the Marina. Safety advice given (81) 07th July - 15.38 Missing person, Brighton Full Team tasked to assist Shoreham Coastguard with a search for a venerable person between Brighton Pier & Hove Lagoon. Shortly after commencing a search the casualty was spotted in Peachaven by the father of one of the Newhaven Coastguard team who had been with his son when the description of the missing person was given out. (80) 03rd July - 14.05 Gearbox failure, Seaford A Pan Pan distress call had been sent out by a vessel in Seaford Bay. The gearbox had stuck in the reverse position and unable to manoeuvre the vessel ended up on the beach. Another vessel toed the casualty back to Newhaven
(78) 02nd July – 15.33 Yacht in difficulties, Brighton Meet yacht at Brighton Marina with mechanical problems and no wind to sail. Towed in by Brighton Lifeboat. Advice given (77) 02nd July - 12.00 Person in water, Seaford Tasked to Seaford beach to a report of a person face down in the water. On arrival at Seaford a member of the public had dragged the casualty from the water and CPR was started by the Coastguard team with the assistance of Seaford Lifeguards. Sussex Ambulance also arrived on scene but the casualty was unable to be revived. (76) 01st July – 16.12 Children in Dinghy, Newhaven Whilst finishing the previous incident we received a report of 2 young children possibly in difficulties in a small dinghy, in the harbour. The children were quickly located safe and well and were given safety advice. (75) 01st July – 13 40 Bomb, Newhaven Whilst at the Coastguard station shortly after returning from the previous incident a member of the public approached one of the team with a large cylindrical object, explaining that he had found it on the beach. Resembling a world war 2 shell we immediately evacuated of station and set up a short range cordon whilst contacting our operations room. After a photo was emailed to the ops room which was passed to bomb disposal it was decided with the assistance of the Police who were now on scene to block the road and evacuate a block of flats opposite as well as the public house and the houses next to the station. Bomb disposal arrived and declared the object safe. They removed it from the Coastguard station. The road was reopened and people allowed back to their homes. Click pictures below to enlarge (74) 01st July - 11.31 Unconscious person, Brighton Tasked to
meet a charter vessel at Brighton Marina with an unconscious person aboard. No
apparent reason for his collapse. Met by waiting Paramedics and taken to
Brighton Hospital (73) 01st July - 11.20 Suicidal Person, Brighton Pier Tasked to Palace Pier, Brighton to a report of a suicidal person threatening to jump from the pier. Stood down on route (72) 28th June - 18.40 Broken Down Vessel, Newhaven While returning from previous incident a report was received about a vessel broken down 2 miles off Newhaven. The Lifeboat was re tasked and towed the vessel to Newhaven. Advice given (71) 28th June - 17.59 Rubber Dinghy Drifting, Seaford Called to report of rubber dinghy drifting off Seaford Head. Newhaven Lifeboat tasked to bring the casualties back to the beach. Advice given. (70) 26th June - 12.18 Crashed Paraglider, Newhaven Tasked to Newhaven West Beach to a report of a
paraglider hanging from the cliff face by his chute. On arrival he s chute
strings had snapped and he had fallen approximately 40 feet to the beach. We
immobilised his neck until Paramedics arrived. After a full assessment he was
carried by stretcher to a waiting ambulance (69) 25th June - 17.34 Person in water, Brighton Tasked to person in the water East of The Banjo Groyne, Brighton. On arrival Brighton Beach Lifeguards had recovered the casualty and were performing CPR until Paramedics arrived. The casualty was unable to be resuscitated. (68) 25th June - 15.24 Body in water, Brighton Full team tasked to just East of Brighton
Marina, to a report of a possible person in the water. Sussex Police and Brighton Lifeboat in
attendance. On arrival it was found to be a body. The body was handed into the
care of the coroner (67) 19th June - 13.52 Suicidal person
in water, Newhaven
While completing the paperwork from the previous incident we were requested to make an immediate response to the Area of The Ark, Public House to a report of a person in the water. Newhaven Lifeboat which was on route to Brighton also made best speed. When we arrived a small fishing vessel had collected some Police officers and they managed to get the casualty aboard. The casualty was taken by Newhaven Lifeboat to the Lifeboat Station and after being checked by Paramedics was taken to hospital. (66) 19th June - 12.19 Broken down motor cruiser, Newhaven Tasked to Newhaven East Pier to assist a small motor cruiser that had broken down and was being slammed against the pier by strong winds. Newhaven Lifeboat took the vessel in tow back o the marina, were we gave advice.
(64) 16th June - 11.00 Attend remote radio site Called to reset radios at remote radio site (63) 15th June - 22.03 Person on the cliff edge, Lewes Called to the Quarry Cliffs above the Chalkpit Inn, Offam near Lewes. Report of a person on the cliff edge. Extensive search of the area with Police. Nothing found. (62) 15th June - 01.05 Attend remote radio site Called to man remote radio site due to fault at Solent. (61) 14th June - 00.13 Broken down vessel, Newhaven Meet Newhaven Lifeboat with vessel in tow that had broken down while entering port. (60) 11th June - 12.15 46 Suicidal person, Seaford Assist Sussex Police with suicidal person on the cliff edge at Seaford Head. Person talked down & taken into Custody (59) 08th June - 17.55 Person face down in water Full Coastguard team, Newhaven Lifeboat, Rescue 104 tasked to a report of a person face down in the water at Splash Point Seaford. Due to the 10 foot dumping surf Newhaven Lifeboat was unable to get close to the beach. A coastguard rescue swimmer entered the water and managed to recover the apparently lifeless casualty back to the beach. At this time the casualty had vbeen face down for approximately 25 minutes. Members of the Coastguard team immediately started CPR soon joined by Paramedics and one of the Seaford Lifeguards. Other members of the team monitored the rescue swimmer who was exhausted and had ingested sea water. Rescue 104’s paramedic was also winched down to assist. Police and Birling Gap Coastguard helped to enforce a cordon to allow a clear landing site for the helicopter. The Kent Air Ambulance flew a HEMs doctor to the scene and together the various agencies worked on the casualty for around 45 minutes. After that time the casualty had a pulse and was taken by land ambulance to Eastbourne hospital. The Coastguard rescue swimmer was also taken to be checked as a precaution but released a few hours later. After a long stay in hospital the casualty made a full recovery. For this outstanding and well executed service we received a letter of thanks from Roderick Johnson MNI, Chief Coastguard. Youtube video below from Newhaven Lifeboat  (58) 07th June - 10.47 Assist Police with access, Peacehaven Assist Sussex Police with access to the Promenade below Howard Park, Peacehaven. A recovery truck required access to collect a stolen mobility scooter that had been thrown into the sea .(57) 04th June – Time not logged. Inflatable being blown out to sea While returning to Lifeboat station we were re tasked to a report of an inflatable being blown out to sea off Brighton. Brighton Lifeboat towed the dinghy back to the beach. Safety advice given. (56) 04th June - 18.39 Broken down fishing vessel A local fishing vessel reported that he was alongside a much smaller vessel that had broken down in choppy seas. Newhaven Lifeboat was tasked and attempted to tow the vessel back to port, however due to the sea conditions the vessel kept taking on water and eventually sunk.
(54) 02nd June - 17.46 Suicidal person, Seaford Tasked to assist Police with suicidal person at Seaford Head. Casualty talked down and taken into Police custody. (53) 29th May - 19.52 Person with broken leg Tasked to Newhaven Lifeboat station to meet the Lifeboat with a casualty taken off the Queen Mary suffering a broken leg. Taken to hospital by ambulance. (52) 27th May - 02.00 Attend remote radio site Called to intruder alarm, remote radio site (51) 26th May - 19.16 Attend remote radio site Tasked to remote radio site. Fault on telephone line. (50) 26th May - 13.22 Man overboard, Brighton Man swept overboard by large wave while attempting to enter Brighton Marina. The man was still attached to the vessel by a harness and was repeatedly being ducked into the water. With the assistance of Brighton Lifeboat Lifeboat the man was recovered back to the yacht. Newhaven Lifeboat now on scene and Coastguard Rescue 104 standing by. The vessel was safely escorted into Brighton by both Lifeboats. The man was assessed by Paramedics Photos below courtesy of Eddie Mitchell Video from Newhaven Lifeboat Click pictures below to enlarge (49) 24th May - 16.46 Person on cliff edge, Saltdean Tasked to Saltdean to assist Police with a person on the cliff edge. The casualty was talked down and taken into custody shortly before our arrival.
(47) 20th May - 16.10 Child in water, Seaford Report of a child in the water at Splash Point Seaford. A member of the public had managed to throw the chid a life ring and pull him in. He was taken to Eastbourne hospital. A second child was uninjured and taken home by Paramedics. (46) 19th May – No time logged Speedboat in difficulties, Roedean On completion of search the Initial response team were tasked to Roedean to a report of a speedboat in difficulties. Brighton Lifeboat towed the vessel back to the marina Safety advice given and how to use the 999 system explained. (45) 19th May – No time logged, Possible person over cliff, Peacehaven Re tasked to Peacehaven caravan site to report from Police of a possible person over the cliff. Nothing found but a beach search was scheduled for 19.00 that evening. Nothing found. (44) 19th May - 13.20 Object water, Ovingdean Tasked to a report of an object in the water off Ovingdean. After observation it was found to be a seal surfacing every few minutes in the same area. (43) 15th May - 20.44 Paraglider in the sea Tasked to Rottingdean to a report that a Paraglider had possibly crashed into the sea. After a search of the area nothing was found. (42) 12th May - 23.50 Person in the water, Newhaven Tasked to a report of a person in the water at Newhaven Harbour entrance. On arrival Police were on scene. A Coastguard rescue swimmer entered the water and secured the casualty until the Lifeboat arrived. Both the casualty and rescue swimmer boarded the Lifeboat and were landed at the Lifeboat Station to be checked by Paramedics (41) 10th May - 14.36 Attend remote radio site Man Remote radio site while some equipment is changed at Solent operations room. (40) 09th May - 09.29 Report of pollution, Seaford Tasked to Seaford Bay to investigate report of pollution. On further investigation the cause was natural contamination of Mayrot. (39) 04th May - 15.51 Attend Helicopter landing site, Brighton Tasked to man the Helicopter landing site at Brighton to meet Rescue 104. We were stood down shortly after arrival as it was decided the helicopter was no longer required. (38) 28th April - 20.40 Overdue swimmer, Newhaven Tasked to investigate a possible overdue swimmer on West Beach, Newhaven. The swimmer who was spear fishing has lost his spear and was trying to locate it. Safety advice given. (39) 04th May - 15.51 Tasked to man the Helicopter landing site at Brighton to meet Rescue 104. We were stood down shortly after arrival as it was decided the helicopter was no longer required. (37) 25th April - 18.32 Dinghy being blown offshore, Brighton Tasked to the East of Brighton Pier to a report of a blue inflatable dinghy being carried out to sea by the offshore wind. On arrival no dinghies were sighted being blown out but several blue dinghies were in the area. As Solent Coastguard were receiving reports up and down the coast about dinghies being carried out to sea we were asked to remain on the pier and keep a good watch on the beach each side of the pier.While on the pier Solent Coastguard received a call from a pleasure craft stating that they had broken down by Brighton’s West Pier. Brighton Lifeboat which was already afloat was tasked to assist the vessel and tow it back to the marina. We met the vessel to take details and give advice. As we were departing the marina Solent Coastguard recdeived a further report of an upside down sailing dinghy just East of Brighton West Pier. Upon arrival we discovered the dinghy had been pushed into the sae by a group of youths. We dragged it basck up the beach with the assistance of the Brighton Lifeboat crew. (36) 25th April - 15.28. Dinghy being blown offshore, Rottingdean A 999 call was received by Solent Coastguard from 2 females concerned for the safety of their boyfriends. They had gone a long way out from the shore in a small inflatable dinghy at Rottingdean, with an offshore wind. When we arrived the two males were slowly making their way back to the beach against the offshore wind. When they arrived at the beach they refused to give us their details. We gave them safety advice and returned to station.
(33) 22nd April - 18.05 Dinghy on the beach, Newhaven Newhaven NCI reported a deflated dinghy on the West Beach. On investigation is was dinghy that had been ripped by children earlier that day. (32) 20th April - 13.49. Person over cliff, Pecehaven Initial response team tasked to The Old Radar
Site after a cyclist found clothing close to the cliff edge. After examination
the full cliff team was called along with Sussex Police. Two cliff men
descended the cliff to the beach, however as it was high tide not much of the
beach was visible. The cliff men were recovered and it was decided to wait half
hour as the tide was starting to go out. The cliff men were re lowered to the
beach and a body was recovered (31) 17th April - 13.33 Vessel aground, Newhaven
Tasked to West Beach Newhaven, Vessel aground. On arrival two persons were under the vessel trying to refloat it. The vessel was assisted by two passing ribs who manged to tow it back into deeper water. Advice given. (30) 16th April - 17.21 injured man, Devils Dyke Full team tasked to Devils Dyke, near Brighton to assist Sussex Ambulance with and injured man. The casualty was able to be recovered and the Coastguard team were stood down en route. (29) 16th April - 02.06 Person sitting on cliff edge, Seaford Called to Seaford Head by Sussex Police to a report of a person sitting on the cliff edge. Person talked back by Police and taken into custody. (28) 11th April - 16.47. Concern for two young children, Newhaven Tasked to Denton Island after a report from a member of public reporting two young children playing in a dinghy. The children had taken the dinghy from the river bank. Details taken and safety advice given. (27) 07th April - 03.57. Two persons in the water Newhaven Tasked to two persons in the water at Newhaven
Swing Bridge. One casualty recovered by Sussex Police, the other clinging to
the woodwork of the bridge structure. A Coastguard rescue swimmer entered the
water and both the casualty and rescue
swimmer ere recovered by Newhaven Lifeboat
(26) 06th April - 13.21 Person on the cliff edge Seaford Tasked to Seaford Head to assist Sussex Police with a person on the cliff edge. Taken into Police custody (25) 02nd April - 18.15 Broken down vessel Meet Newhaven lifeboat with broken down ex fishing vessel in tow.
(23) 01st April - 10.25 to investigate a DSC distress call Newhaven Tasked to Newhaven Marina to investigate a DSC distress call. After locating the vessel it was found to be an accidental activation while setting up a new radio. Advice given. (22) 30th March - 13.01 Sick crewman Brighton Meet a charter vessel at Brighton Marina. A crewman passed out while being sick, banged to back of his head and was unconscious for a short time. Upon return to the marina he was taken into the care of a waiting ambulance. (21) 26th March - 20.09 Attempted suicide at Newhaven Called to an attempted suicide at Newhaven Swing Bridge. A person was on the timber frames below the bridge. Newhaven Lifeboat, Sussex Police, Sussex Ambulance & Sussex Fire & Rescue also in attendance. After 4 hours the casualty was talked down and taken into Police custody (20) 21st March - 14.44 Give safety advice Called to give safety advice with the Police to a canoeist on Seaford Beach. While at Seaford the Police were talking to a person on the cliff edge. We proceeded to provide back up. The casualty made a run towards the cliff edge but was detained by a Police officer with the assistance of two Coastguards. (19) 14th March - 13.01 body on the beach Crowlink Full team paged to assist Birling Gap Coastguard at Crowlink. Report of a body on the beach. Newhaven Lifeboat was also launched, and it was decided to recover the body to the Lifeboat. (18) 09th March - 12.42 Search for a possible missing person Brighton Tasked to Brighton to assist Shoreham Coastguard with a search for a possible missing person after clothing was found on the beach. Nothing found. (17) 07th March - 19.12 Assist with a body Roedean Tasked to Roedean to assist with a body on the undercliff walk. The casualty was thought to have come from the cliff top above. (16) 24th February - 08.43 Possible upturned vessel Seaford Tasked to Seaford to investigate a report of a possible upturned vessel in the water. The object was a large wooden pile. Pile recovered by Newhaven Pilot Boat. (15) 23rd February - 11.14. Concern for yacht, Seaford Investigate a 999 call from a member of the public concerned for a yacht off the Martello Tower, Seaford. On arrival the vessel was close to the shore (approximately 50 metres) and was trying to rig a Storm Jib. We requested the launch of Newhaven Lifeboat to assist the vessel. At first the Lifeboat escorted the yacht but when it was in increasing risk of running aground a tow line was passed and the Lifeboat towed the vessel back to port. An ambulance was called to check the condition of the one person aboard. (14) 09th February - 12.55 Meet Charter Vessel, Newhaven Meet a charter vessel at Newhaven Marina. One crew member had been airlifted to hospital by Rescue 104 after he collapsed due to repeated seasickness. On the journey home a second crew member tripped on a fish box and cut his eye. Because of medication he was taking he was advised to attend hospital as well. (13) 07th February - 09.35 Lifejacket on beach, Newhaven Called to investigate a report of a lifejacket washed up on the beach behind Newhaven Breakwater. The item was in fact a pair of waterproof trousers. After a search of the immediate area nothing else was found. False alarm with good intent (12) 06th February - 11.53 Possible fire on Yacht Brighton Called to Brighton Marina to meet a yacht being escorted in by Brighton Lifeboat. A short time after starting the engine, large amounts of smoke started coming from the engine. Fire brigade called to check the vessel with a thermal camera. No sign of fire. While doing safety checks we advised the owner that some of his distress flares were out of date. (11) 06th February - 09.01 Possible suicide Brighton Called to a vessel in Brighton Marina to assist Sussex Police with a possible suicide. When we arrived the Police had already taken the person into custody (10) 04th February - 19.10. Person on the cliff edge Brighton Assist Sussex Police with a suicidal person on the cliff edge above Brighton Marina. Casualty talked down and taken into Police custody. (09) 31st January - 08.33 Body at
Saltdean
Assist Sussex Police recover a body at Saltdean (08) 29th January - 09.00 Assist with car recovery Return to Telscombe for third attempt at recovering the car from the beach. At 15.33 we left the scene to a report from a member of the public concerned for the safety of some children at Splash Point, Seaford. The children were ok and were given safety advice. We returned to the continued recovery of the car. Itr was decided to remove the front section of the car up to the windscreen, including the engine. After various parts were removed the main part of the car was finally recovered to the cliff top. The engine and other parts were also then winched to the cliff top and at 19.00 we returned to station. (07) 28th January - 09.00 Assist with car recovery Return to Telscombe for second attempt at
recovering the car from the beach, At 12.52 we left the scene to a report of a
possible person on the cliff edge at Seaview Avenue, Peacehaven. The area was
searched but nothing was found. We returned to the continued car recovery at
Telscombe. After several failed attempts to recover the car efforts were ceased
at 18.30 (06) 27th January - 07.20 Assist with car recovery Requested to assist a local car recovery team
with cliff edge safety lines during the recovery of a car on the beach at
Telscombe. (see incident 18th January 2011). The car was winched to
the top of the cliff but the winch wire snapped and the car fell back to the
beach. After nearly 8 hours on site the recovery attempt was called off for the
day (05) 24th January - 13.33 Person on the cliff edge Roedean Tasked to Roedean to assist Sussex Police with a person on the cliff edge. Person talked down and taken into Police custody (04) 18th January - 16.02 Car over cliff at Telscombe Report that a car had been seen to drive off the cliff at Telscombe. Full team paged to Telscombe Tye, along with Sussex Police, Sussex Fire & Rescue, Sussex Ambulance and Coastguard Helicopter, Rescue 104. The vehicle was quickly located. The Coastguard Helicopter was used extensively to fly mainly Fire Brigade personnel and equipment down to the beach. The drivers body was flown to the cliff top and handed to the care of the Coroner. Click pictures below to enlarge (03) 09th January - 10.39 Attend remote radio site Investigate alarm activation at the remote radio site, Newhaven (02) 07th January - 16.00 Search for an injured fox Tasked to the promenade below St Dunstans to assist the RSPCA with a search for an injured fox. The fox was sighted by a member of public and was thought to had fallen from the cliff edge above. The fox was located between the rocks but avoided capture. (01) 06th January - 13.50 Attend remote radio site Investigate alarm activation at the remote radio site, Newhaven INCIDENT REPORTS 2010 Incidents this year - 120 29th December - 17.20 Suicidal person, Seaford Tasked to Splash Point, Seaford, to assist Sussex Police with a suicidal person. Newhaven Lifeboat also tasked. Police managed to talk the casualty back. The Lifeboat and Coastguard stood down. 28th December - 13.58 Locate a radio signal jamming Chanel 16 Tasked to The area of Brighton Marina, attempt to locate a radio signal jamming Chanel 16. Carrier stopped on its own, returned to station 27th December - 13.12. Dog over the cliff Saltdean Full team called to report of a dog over the cliff at Saltdean. Stood down as leaving station 23rd December -11.14. Person on the cliff edge, Assist with person on the cliff edge at
Saltdean. Person taken into Police
Custody 21st December -16.13 Person injured in sledging accident, Rottingdean. The full team where paged to assist Sussex Ambulance staff extricate a person injured in a sledging accident in Rottingdean. Just as we where about to depart the Coastguard station the ambulance crew managed to deal with the incident unassisted and our team where stood down. 11th December -16.02 Drum of unknown liquid on beach, Telscombe. Solent Coastguard where contacted by a member of the public, regarding a 20 litre drum on the beach full of liquid. Newhaven initial response team located the barrel approximately 200metres West of the Portobello sewage works. One member of the team wearing a full face visor and gloves approached the drum where it was discovered to contain old engine oil. the drum was moved to a secure location for proper disposal. 03rd December - 06.15 Provide 4 x 4 support Provide further 4 x 4 support to Eastbourne Hospital 02nd December -16.50 Assist with man injured on sledge. The full Coastguard search & rescue team from Newhaven where tasked to Poverty Bottom near Bishopstone to assist East Sussex Ambulance locate & extricate a male believed to be in his forties who had suffered multiple injuries and Hypothermia whilst sledging. The casualty was in a field approximately 1/4 of a mile from the nearest track and around 1.5 miles from the ambulance. Within 20 minutes of being tasked we had two 4 x 4 vehicles in the field alongside the casualty. Once stabilised he was put on a spinal board and into the back of a 4 x 4 pick up belonging to one of Newhaven Coastguard team and slowly driven to the waiting ambulance. Due to the condition of the road the Coastguard team had to manually grit some of the road from nearby grit bins and our Landrover was required to tow the ambulance up two hills so it could get back to the A259, where it took the injured male to Brighton.
02nd December - 14.30 Provide 4 x 4 support Provide further support to Key NHS staff at Eastbourne Hospital 01st December - 18.00 Proceed to the snow control room We where re tasked to the snow control room at Eastbourne Hospital to assist with co-ordination and provide 4 x 4 vehicles. 01st December - Approx 10.00. Co-ordinate 4 x 4 support Due to heavy snow we where asked to provide 4 x 4 support for key NHS staff to get them to and from work at the Eastbourne District General Hospital. Initially controlled from Newhaven Coastguard Station. 28th November - 9.14 Meet Newhaven Lifeboat with broken down vessel Proceed to Newhaven Marina to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with a broken down vessel in tow, assist with mooring and give advice.
24th November - 15.31. Broken down vessel East of Seaford Head Solent Coastguard received a Pan Pan distress call from a fishing vessel reporting himself to be 8 cables off Hope Point, east of Seaford Head with mechanical problems.. We where asked to proceed to the cliff tops to see if we could locate the vessel. Newhaven Lifeboat was launched and located the vessel quickly. A tow line was passed and the vessel was taken back to Newhaven Marina. Upon further investigation it was discovered that the gearbox coupling has snapped.
19th October - 18.48. Concern for Small boat, Seaford A fisherman on Seaford beach contacted Solent Coastguard, after watching a small open boat just off Splash Point, with two persons aboard.The vessel seemed to be struggling to make headway, and then disappeared from sight. While searching in reduced visibility due to heavy rain with binoculars and torches, Solent Coastguard contacted Newhaven Harbour control, who could see a small boat on their CCTV system just entering port. We returned to Newhaven and intercepted the vessel, who confirmed they had been off Splash point but travelled back to port with no lights, thus the fisherman on the beach did not see them pass. False Alarm with good intent. 16th October -19.54 Missing person Full team paged to assist Sussex Police with a search for a missing person in Saltdean. The team were stood down shortly after being paged
04th October (Time not logged) Concern for dog As we were securing the radio bunker (see below), Solent Coastguard tasked us to the East Beach to meet a distressed member of the public who's dog was swimming out to sea. In the 4 to 5 minutes it took to get to our station from the remote radio site the dog had turned round and returned to the beach. We stood down. 02nd October - 09.32 Man Remote Radio Site, Newhaven Newhaven Initial response team were tasked to our remote radio to investigate a technical problem which left Solent Coastguard unable to monitor signals on Channel 16 and Channel 0 from the Newhaven aerials. Caused by a fault in the telephone wires that take the signals to Lee On Solent the whole of the Newhaven Team and some members of the Birling Gap and Shoreham teams took shifts to staff the Radio Bunker 24 hours a day until 3pm on Monday 04th . In that time period we received and dealt with Mayday call on 02nd October because due to the fault Solent were unable to deal with it. On 03rd October we had to pass routine radio traffic from Newhaven and Brighton lifeboats. Newhaven NCI allowed us to use there toilet facilities and tea making equipment as the radio bunker is not fitted with any facilities for a long stay. 28th September -15.45. Dog Over Cliff, Seaford The full Cliff Rescue Team were tasked to Buckle Church,at Seaford Head, to reports that a dog had gone over the cliff. As the first members of the team arrived they located the dogs owner who pinpointed the position. The cliff gear was rigged and a cliff man lowered. While the cliff man was searching the beach one of the edge safety men spotted the body of the dog drifting in the water. Newhaven Lifeboat was launched to recover the dog. The cliff team recovered the cliff man and returned to station. 25th September -12.46 Broken Down Vessel Tasked to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with broken down vessel in tow. 25th September - 12.46 Locate Signal Jamming Channel 16 Solent Coastguard were receiving a very strong constant signal on Channel 16 (The calling and distress channel). While this signal was jamming radio communications on their Newhaven repeater aerial a vessel in the area sent a Mayday message to report a person aboard with head injuries. Because of the difficulty in receiving this Mayday signal and other signals, Newhaven Lifeboat was asked to use the direction finding radio aboard to indicate where the signal was coming from. The Lifeboat did this from their berth, and later proceeded to sea to get another bearing. These bearings combined with the bearing on Solent's direction finder gave us a good indication of the source. After a telephone call to the premises from Solent Coastguard the signal stopped. Newhaven Coastguard were tasked to the premises to gather further information. 19th September - 14.04 Vessel with engine failure. Tasked to Brighton Marina to assist Brighton Lifeboat with a vessel suffering engine failure. Assisted with mooring, took details and gave safety advice. 18th September - 15.08. Vessel in danger of going aground Having just completed the paperwork for the previous incident Solent Coastguard tasked us to Seaford Head to a vessel that had called on VHF channel 16 reporting both his main engine and auxiliary engine had failed. He had put down two anchors but was in very shallow water in choppy seas. Another angling vessel went to his assistance to pull him into deeper water and Newhaven Lifeboat which had also been tasked to assist took over the tow and took the casualty to Newhaven Marina.
18th September - 11.01. Injured Crewman The Initial response team were tasked to Brighton Marina to meet a charter vessel with an injured person aboard. The vessel had hit a wave throwing the crewman forward, when he put out his hand to steady himself he injured his shoulder with a possible dislocation. Paramedics where on scene and took the casualty to hospital. 16th September -10.24. Possible missing person Full team paged to Splash Point, Seaford, to assist Sussex Police with a search for a possible missing, person. Shortly after the first team members arrived at Splash point the person was located elsewhere, safe and well and the team were stood down. 15th September -18.48.Report of possible person over cliff Full team paged to the old radar site Peacehaven to assist Police with a search. The Sussex Police helicopter and Newhaven Coast Rescue Team carried out an extensive search, Nothing found. 12th September -17.22. Meet Newhaven lifeboat with broken down vessel Tasked to Newhaven Marina's Visitors berth, to assist Newhaven Lifeboat with broken down angling boat that had suffered engine faulure. Checked safety equipment, gave advice. 12th September -15.22. Meet Newhaven lifeboat with broken down vessel Tasked to Russel Simpsons slipway @ Newhaven Marina to meet Newhaven Lifeboat towing a small pleasure craft that had suffered engine failure. Checked safety equipment, gave advice on out of date distress flares. 2nd September -11.43 Vessel with engine failure. Tasked to Brighton Marina to meet a broken down vessel being towed in to the Marina. Assisted with mooring, gave safety advice.
28th August - 20.36 Meet Newhaven lifeboat with broken down vessel Tasked to the fuel berth at Newhaven to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with a broken down vessel in tow. Assisted with mooring and gave safety advice. 28th August - (no time logged). Attempt to locate vessel with broken rudder After completion of the previous tasking we where requested by Solent Coastguard to check Newhaven Harbour and Marina for a yacht that had been on passage from the East. The vessel had reported to Dover Coastguard that it was having problems with its rudder, but would attempt to reach Newhaven unassisted. On passing Beachy Head the yacht entered into Solent Coastguards area but nothing further was heard from them. They where located safe and well in Newhaven. 28th August -18.30 Meet Brighton lifeboat with broken down boat Tasked to Brighton Marina to meet a broken down vessel under tow from Brighton Lifeboat. Assisted with mooring & gave safety advice. 28th August - 12.18. Sunken boat, Brighton Newhaven Initial Response Team where tasked to Brighton Marina to meet a yacht who’s crew had recovered two persons from a sunken pleasure boat approximately 1.5 miles from the marina. They saw the vessel almost completely submerged and two persons in the water waiving for assistance. One person, a non swimmer was attempting to put on a lifejacket in the water. The two persons were recovered safe and well. LIFE JACKETS ARE USELESS UNLESS WORN! 14th August - 18.12 Vessel with engine failure After watching the Eastbourne Airshow a vessel started to proceed back to Newhaven when it suffered main engine failure. The craft continued at a slow pace with an auxilary engine but made very slow progress. Newhaven Coastguard IRT observed the vessel from the Newhaven NCI lookout until it entered harbour where it was met by the Coastguard, who assisted it with mooring and the disembarkation of a disabled passenger. 12th August - 20.31 Search for suicidal person The full team were paged and told to meet at Tideway School Newhaven for a search breifing. The team were assisting Sussex Police in searching for a male who had threatened to harm himself and was belived to be in the fields around Tideway School extending South to the cliff edge. Because of the security of the recently rebuilt school access was difficult which slowed the search down. Two members manged to gain access to the cornfield South of the school where the male was located with a friend who was attempting to assit him. The rest of the team gained access from the South of the field with 4 x 4 asistance and the male was transported back to a waiting Paramedic.
1st August - 17.03 Divers in difficulty Newhaven Solent Coastguard received a report from a member of the public that five divers were struggling to get ashore against the current, just behind the Western breakwater. This was confirmed by Newhaven NCI. Newhaven Lifeboat and Newhaven Coastguard Initial respone team were tasked to investigate. The Lifeboat recovered the divers back to the Lifeboat station.
31st July - 18.09 Small dinghy believed to be in difficulties Tasked to West Beach Newhaven to investigate a report of a small inflatable dinghy aprroximatley 1/4 mile from the beach in rough seas. Newhaven Lifeboat was tasked as a precaution. The dinhy made its way ashore where it was met by Newhaven Coastguard. Safety advice given. 30th July -13.30 Persons cut off by tide Meet Newhaven Lifeboat at the Lifeboat station with two persons aboard who had been cut off by the tide while walking from Birling Gap steps to Cuckmere. Took details and gave advice.
28th July - 21.56 Person in the water Brighton Pier Tasked to the area of Brighton Pier (Palace Pier) to a report of a person in difficulties close to or under the pier, on arrival Brighton Lifeboat was on scene, and we we joined by Shoreham Coastguard. Two persons were located spear fishing under the pier. They were safe and well. All teams stood down. False alarm with good intent. 27th July -17.55 Sailboarder possibly in difficulties Whilst in Brighton one of the Newhaven Coastguard team was observing a sailboarder whos owner was in the water for approximatley 10 minutes. Another person swam out to the sailboarders location. After reporting in to the operations room it was decided to launch Brighton Lifeboat to check the boarder and swimmer. Guided in by the Coastguard on the beach the boarder reached shore as the Lifeboat arrived. They were safe and well but inexperienced, hence the amount of time in the water. 27th July -17.51 Broken down yacht Meet Newhaven Lifeboat at Newhaven Marina with yacht in tow suffering total engine failure. Checked safety equipment. 25th July -14.01. Vessel in difficulties Vessel broken down just West of Newhaven West Pier, due to strong wind the vessel was being blown onto the rocks.The casualty managed to restart its engine and was escorted back to Newhaven Marina by Newhaven Lifeboat where it was met by Newhaven Coastguard. 24th July - (time not logged) Broken down yacht Following previous incident we were tasked to Brighton Marina to assist Brighton Lifeboat with broken down yacht. Details taken and safety equipment checked. 24th July - 17.27 Broken down yacht Tasked to the old radar site at Peachaven to observe a broken down yacht. Newhaven Lifeboat was launched and towed the vessel back to Newhaven. 24th July - 11.06. Dog over cliff Newhaven initial response team were tasked to the cliff top just West of the old Radar site to locate a dog which had gone over the edge of the cliff. The dog had been missing since approximatley 8am but the owners took time to locate it. After an assessment the cliff team where paged with back up from Birling Gap Coastguard, the dog was recovered uninjured and returned to its waiting owners. Keep dogs on a lead when close to the cliff edge 17th July -15.55 Yacht in difficulties Tasked to Brighton Marina to assist Brighton Lifeboat with a Dutch Yacht, who's sail was jammed half way up the mast, making it impossible to raise or lower.
15th July - 18.39 Paddle boarder Tasked to Tide Mills beach to report of paddle boarder in difficulties. Newhaven Lifeboat also tasked. Paddle boarder made his own way ashore so Lifeboat and Coastguard stood down before leaving station. 15th July - 16.36 Person on cliff edge Tasked to Peacehaven to assist Sussex Police with person on edge of cliff. When we arrived Sussex Police had casualty in custody so we returned to station. 14th July - 20.30 Person on cliff edge Having just finished training, full team were paged to assist Sussex Police at Saltdean after a report of a person on the edge of the cliff was received. When police spoke to the person on the edge of the cliff he was just enjoying the view. Coastgaurd and Police stood down. False alarm good intent. 11th July - 13.55 Report of wreckage Tasked to Peacehaven to investigate report of possible wreckage in the sea. Upon investigation it was a large clump of seaweed. No further action taken. False alarm with good intent. 10th July - 16.56 Overdue dinghy Tasked to Saltdean to search for overdue dinghy. Newhaven Lifeboat also tasked. Person in dinghy had failed to call his shore contact. Found safe and well at home. 10th July - 10.44 Boat in difficulties Report of Yacht broken down close to Newhaven Harbour. There was concern as the ferry was due to leave, Newhaven Lifeboat was also tasked. Vessel was located by the Lifeboat using VHF direction finding equipment whereupon it was discovered it was a fishing vessel. Vessel suffered engine failiure on Main and secondary engine. Lifeboat towed back to Lifeboat berth. Coastguard took details and checked safety equipment. 9th July - 20.03 Persons cut off by tide Called to Telscombe Tye to reports of two teenage girls cut off by the tide. Cliff man looked over the edge in several positions but was unable to locate them. Newhaven Lifeboat was also tasked and managed to locate them using thier Y boat. Recovered them to the Lifeboat then took them to Newhavan Lifeboat Station where one of them received medical attention for an injured hand. 4th July - 14.57 Inflatable dingy Concern for inflatable dinghy off Peacehaven as wind was approxamatly 25 Knotts. Newhaven Coastguard and Newhaven Lifeboat which had just finished exercise, were tasked. On arrival the dinghy was on the promenade with Lifeboat standing by. Gave safety advice. 3rd July - 15.50 Meet Newhaven Lifeboat Tasked to Newhaven pilot boat berth to assist Sussex Police and Newhaven Lifeboat to land body found at Birling Gap. 2nd July - 19.21 Report of person on cliff edge Called to Seaford Head for reports of person on edge of cliff. Provided Sussex Police with a safety harness assisted by Coastguard Cliff man in a harness so they could get to the casualty to talk to them. The casualty slipped and was caught by the Coastguard Officer and the Police Officer and pulled to Safety.
27th June -10.47 Meet Newhaven Lifeboat Called to Newhaven Lifeboat station to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with broken down Jetski in tow. 26th June -17.38 Report of tombstoning accident Tasked straight from previous incident to the groin at Splash Point in Seaford for reports of a Tombstoning accident. One person landed on another person causing them injuries. Casualty taken to hospital.
26th June -12.30 Person on cliff edge Called to report of person on edge of cliff in Peacehaven. After negotiations with police officers broke down a member of the Newhaven Coastguard team managed to persuade the person to come back over the cliff fence. taken into Police custody and coastguard stood down. 25th June - 21.57 Kayak in difficulties Called to report of a Kayak in difficulties off Peacehaven. When we arrived the Kayak was ashore, police in attendance, saftey advice given but false alarm with good intent. 25th June -13.20 Assist Police Requested by Sussex Police to assist in searching Seaford Head area for any possessions belonging to body found on beach. See previous incident. 25th June -11.20 Body on beach Report from body border of body on the beach under Seaford Head. Newhaven Coastguard asked to assist Police to locate body. After looking over cliff in several position we were unable to locate body. Newhaven Lifeboat was tasked to assist they collected the first informant from the beach and they showed the position of the body. Body was recovered by Lifeboat.
20th June - 13.03 Signal Location Initial response team Tasked to Newhaven Marina to attempt to locate a carrier signal which was jamming channel 16, the calling and distress channel. After speaking to several boat owners the signal stopped, so no further action was taken. 19th June - 19.39 Person On Cliff Edge Initial response team tasked to the cliffs above Brighton Marina to assist Sussex Police with a suicidal person who was on the cliff edge. Sussex police negotiators pursuaded the casualty back over the fence and was taken into Police custody.
16th June - 20.20 Upturned Dingy Whilst on cliff training Solent Coastguard informed us they had received a 999 call concerning an upturned dinghy in Seaford Bay. No persons with dinghy, it belonged to a small flotilla from Seaford sailing club, there safety boat had recovered the persons from the water. False alarm with good intent. 14th June -12.17 Spear Fisherman Concern Newhaven NCI contacted Solent Coastguard concerned for the safety of a spear fisherman, who they had seen dive but not resurface. This was reported near the Newhaven west breakwater. Drove along breakwater and located him and all was well. 10th June - 21.50 Seaford Bay Yacht Member of the public had concern for a Yacht close to shore in Seaford bay, no signs of life on board. Newhaven Lifeboat and Newhaven Coastguard were tasked to investigate. False alarm with good intent. Everything onboard okay. 5th June - 17.29 Meet Lifeboat Meet Newhaven Lifeboat at Newhaven Marina with broken down vessel in tow. Gave safety advice, took details. 3rd June - 16.57 Drifting Dinghy Report of an inflatable dinghy being blown out to sea close to the White Horse at Rottingdean. By the time Coastguard had arrived dinghy had made it safely back to shore. Safety advice given. 31st May - 14.31 Broken Down Boat Broken down boat towed in by another vessel to Newhaven Marina, gave safety advice and took information. 27th May - 21.43 Person Cut Off Report of a partially sighted person trying to locate his dog in the water to the east of the Bastion steps. First informant took a considerable amount of time to raise the alarm. Newhaven initial response team and Sussex Police attended last known location. Newhaven Lifeboat diverted from training exercise. Full Newhaven Coastgaurd team was then paged to carry out search between Peacehaven and Newhaven. Coastguard Helicopter 104 was also tasked to carry out a beach and sea search with its thermal camera. After extensive search nothing was found. All teams stood down.
23rd May11.40 - Meet Newhaven Lifeboat Tasked to meet Newhaven Lifeboat at Newhaven Marina with broken down Jet-ski in tow and Newhaven Inflatable Y boat with speedboat in tow at the same time. Took details and gave safety advice. 19th May 10.45 - Meet Newhaven Lifeboat Tasked straight from helicopter exercise ( see gallery ) to Newhaven Marina to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with Yacht in tow. Yacht had suffered mechanical failure on alternator shaft, as there was only 1 knot of wind they were unable to sale so requested assistance from Lifeboat. 15th May 13.40 - Meet Dive boat at Newhaven Marina Report of diver with suspected bends after ascending to fast. Met by Coastguard at Newhaven Marina. Was found to have been on oxygen on the journey back in. Although he was showing no signs of the bends was taken to hospital by a friend as a precaution. 2nd May 08.00 - Small Boat in Difficulties Member of the public reported a small boat which he believed to be in difficulties near Hope Gap. He thought the occupants were banging on the hull with something like an oar. Newhaven Lifeboat and Newhaven Coastguard initial response team searched the area and found nothing. 28th April 2010 - 8.20 Investigate Canoe See previous incident, this kayak somehow found its way back into the water and had managed to float to the mouth of Newhaven Harbour where it was spotted by the NCI. It was collected from the water and handed to Newhaven Port Authority. 27th April 2010 - 18.44 Investigate Canoe Report of a sea kayak west of Martello Tower Seaford with no one in it. Newhaven Initial Response Team and Newhaven Lifeboat called to investigate. Lifeboat checked out kayak that was badly damaged so it was decided to call out the full team to do a beach search from Seaford Head to Newhaven East Pier. Quizzing people on the beach there was then some debris found on the beach. That and the report from the public of children vandalising the kayak it was decided to stand down the search time as the kayak had been the subject of vandalism. 21st April 2010 - 21.00 Missing Person Shortly after finishing an evening training session our full team was tasked to assist Shoreham Coastguard with a search for a missing elderly gentleman with Alzheimers. We searched from Brighton Marina to Hove Lagoon. The man was discovered safe and well in another location and all search teams were stood down.
18th April 2010 - 15.55 Injured Paraglider Tasked to back up Coastguard Helicopter Rescue 104 at Tarring Neville which had been requested by Sussex Ambulance to evacuate injured Para glider. After assessment by the Ambulance Para Medics it was decided the helicopter was not required. Rescue 104 and Newhaven Coastguard were stood down. 13th April 2010 - 14.00 Remote Radio Site Attend Newhaven Remote Radio Site to monitor radio due to power cut at Solent Coastguard Control Centre. 10th April 2010 - 17.39 Broken Arm Called to assist Sussex Ambulance for a man with suspected broken shoulder on the beach below Badgers Watch. Stood down on route.
2nd March 2010 - Assist Lifeboat Advised by Solent Coastguard that Newhaven Lifeboat had been launched to assist a dismasted yacht approx 20 nautical miles off Newhaven. Lifeboat towed boat back to Newhaven when Coastguard assisted with mooring it and taking details.
28th March 2010 - 18.50 Assist Lifeboat Tasked to Newhaven Marina to assist Newhaven Lifeboat with broken down vessel in tow. Possible electrical fault. 25th March 2010 - 8.50 Car Over Cliff Called to the beach at Peacehaven for reports of car on beach. Believed to be suspected suicide. Sussex Police, Fire Brigade and ambulance also in attendance.  22nd March 2010 - Package on Beach Report of possible person / body in water at Saltdean. Upon investigation it was found to be floating rubbish with trailing bubble wrap. 8th March 2010 - Missing Person Attended an incident near the site of the old Brighton Motel. Requested by Sussex Police to assist them in searching for a missing person. After meeting at the site of the old Brighton Motel for a briefing with Sussex Police two search teams were dispatched. One to the west to search the undercliff promenade, the other to search to the east on an undercliff search of the rocks to Newhaven - Nothing was found. 7th March 2010 - Missing Person Called to incident between Newhaven and Peacehaven to search for a missing person. A member of the public contacted Solent Coastguard with concerns for the safety of a man acting in a strange manner close to the cliff edge. The team was dispatched to do a cliff top foot search from the old radar station east to Newhaven NCI lookout and west towards Peacehaven. Sussex Police helicopter assisted with the search. - Nothing was found.
20th February 2010 - Flare reported Tasked to reported red flare seen out to sea off Newhaven West Pier. Nothing was found.
19th February 2010 - Attempted Suicide Tasked to Newhaven West Beach for attempted Suicide at base of the cliff. Assisted getting the casualty to the Ambulance. Newhaven Fire Brigade also in attendance.
14th February 2010 - Dog over Cliff Called to Hope Gap to rescue a dog which was reported to have gone over the cliff. Located dog in water. Newhaven Lifeboat recovered the dogs body.
7th February 2010 - Potential Suicide Tasked to potential suicide after reports of a person the wrong side of the fence near Roedean School. Person Taken into custody of Sussex Police.
24th January 2010 - Green Flare Tasked to Seaford Bay towards Splash Point after receiving reports of a green flare. Nothing found.
22nd January 2010 - Body Recovery Tasked to Brighton Marina to recover body in water. Working alongside Brighton Lifeboat and Sussex Police Underwater Recovery Team. Recovered body.
18th January 2010 - Assisting Newhaven Lifeboat Call to Newhaven Marina to assist Yacht towed in by Newhaven Lifeboat..
13th January 2010 - Attempted Suicide Tasked to Newhaven Swing Bridge by Sussex Police for attempted suicide. Casualty taken into Sussex Police custody.
8th January 2010 - Person / Body in Water Reported person / body in water off Seaford. Search by Newhaven Lifeboat, Sussex Police Helicopter and Newhaven Coastguard Initial Response team. Nothing was found.
8th January 2010 - 06.30 - 13.00 Transport Tasked to Brighton Hospital to provide transport for medical staff all over Sussex due to excessive snow
7th January 2010 - 19.00 - 23.00 Transport Tasked to Brighton Hospital to provide transport for medical staff all over Sussex due to excessive snow
7th January 2010 - 06.00 - 13.00 Transport Tasked to Brighton Hospital to provide transport for medical staff all over Sussex due to excessive snow
6th January 2010 - 18.30 - 23.30 Transport Tasked to Brighton Hospital to provide transport for medical staff all over Sussex due to excessive snow.
3rd January 2010 - 17.12 - Safety Advice Call to meet Newhaven Lifeboat with vessel in tow with engine failure. Safety advice was given. 1st January 2010 - 20.52 - Red Flare Called to reported red flare off Seaford - Nothing was found.
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| 11th October 2008 Team tasked to assit paraglider with suspected broken ankle after crash landing. Sussex Police helicopter landed on the rocks to evacuate the casualty to hospital. |
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