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To see larger photos please click on photo Eastbourne Lifeboats Callouts 2006
ALB Launch Number 46 ILB Launch Number 49
Dover Coastguard called for both boats to launch, following a 999 call from a person reporting they had heard shouts from the cliff face. The Coastguard located two persons attempting to climb the cliff. The man and women from London were walking on the rocks from Birling Gap to Hollywell when they were cut off by the tide. Two Coastguard cliff rescue men were put over the cliff on two seperate lines so they could each lower one of the stranded persons down to the bottom of the cliff where the inshore lifeboat was waiting to transfer them to the All Weather Lifeboat. The All Weather Lifeboat was assisting the Coastguard by lighting the cliff face with its search light. The casualties were then taken on the ALB back to Sovereign Harbour where the Lifeboat Paramedic Guy Emery checked them over. The two Coastguard Cliff Men were also taken on the ALB back to Sovereign Harbour.
ALB Launch Number 45 A fourteen metre trawler called Dover coastguard reported that they had a sick crewman on board, suffering from abdominal pains. The All weather Lifeboat launched with a doctor on board. Once on scene the Doctor and a crew member transferred to the trawler to assess the casualty's condition. The Casualty was then transferred to Sovereign Harbour on the All Weather Lifeboat where an ambulance was waiting to transfer him to the District General Hospital.
ILB Launch Number 48 Fishing Vessel with total engine failure
ALB Launch Number 44 Assisted ILB with body recovery.
ILB Launch Number 47 Body recovery at Beachy Head
ILB Launch Number 46 A fishing boat with total engine failure half a mile off the Grand Hotel called for assistance. The ILB launched and towed the casualty back to the beach adjacent to the ILB Station.
ALB Launch Number 43 The Royal Thames the Eastbourne All Weather Lifeboat was launched to assist a twenty two foot angling boat with two persons on board which had total power failure in a position 3 miles south west of Sovereign Harbour. The Casualty was towed back into Sovereign Harbour
Photograph by Rodney Gygax
ALB Launch Number 42 Whilst on it's sunday morning exercise the All Weather Lifeboat "The Royal Thames" monitered a radio call to Dover Coastguard from an 8 metre sailing boat, a quarter of a mile from Sovereign Harbour, reporting that a female crew member had sustained a head injury from the boom. Mark Sawyer, the Coxswain of the Royal Thames, advised Dover Coastguard that they were in the vicinity and had a Paramedic crew member on board. When on the scene the Paramedic was transfered and stayed with the casualty whilst the sailing boat was escorted back to Sovereign Harbour.
ALB Launch Number 41 Dover Coastguard alerted the Eastbourne Lifeboat to a 8.5 metre Charter Fishing boat with total power failure, four miles south west of Sovereign Harbour. When on the scene a member of the lifeboat crew was transfered over to assist in rigging a tow line, the charter boat was then towed back to Sovereign Harbour.
ALB Launch Number 40 Dover Coastguard called for the ALB to launch to a twenty one foot sports boat with a lobster pot line entangled in the propeller one mile off Cooden. When on scene two members of the lifeboat crew transfered over to the sports boat and managed to release the lines , after which the two crew members stayed on board the sports boat whilst it came back to the harbour under it's own power.
ILB Launch Number 45 The Inshore Lifeboat launched to a report of a 8 metre open sports boat 300 metres off Pevensey Bay with engine failure (two persons on board). The ILB rigged a tow and towed the casualty back to Sovereign Harbour.
ALB Launch Number 39 ILB Launch Number 45 Both lifeboats were requested to launch to a report of a missing person after a pile of clothes were found on the beach at Hollywell. After a two hour search during a severe thunder and lightning storm, nothing was found and all units were instructed to stand down
ILB Launch Number 44 The Inshore Lifeboat launched to a report of an inflatable with for persons on board, possibly in difficulty one and a half miles south of the Wish Tower. When on the scene the ILB found the four persons happily fishing and in no danger.
ALB Launch Number 38 ILB Launch Number 43 Following a report of four swimmers in trouble half a mile off the Wish Tower, Dover Coastguard called for the Inshore Lifeboat and the All Weather Lifeboat to launch to assist. When on the scene the swimmers were found to be safe and not in need of assistance. The ALB launch was cancelled just before they left the mooring.
Dover Coastguard requested the Lifeboat to assist a 42ft Dutch yacht en passage from Southampton to Holland. One crew member had two severed fingers and was in need of medical assistance. The yacht entered the Sovereign Harbour lock and Coxswain Mark Sawyer assisted by crewmember Hayley Beddows and crew member and Paramedic Guy Emmery, gave first aid until the ambulance arrived to transfer the injured person to Eastbourne DGH.
Both boats were called to launch to report of a dog in the water with swimmers trying to assist it. The launch was cancelled before the boats launched.
ALB Launch Number 37 Whilst returning from its sunday morning exercise, the All Weather Lifeboat was informed by Sovereign Harbour that 38ft yacht had engine failure a quarter of a mile north east of the harbour. Mark Sawyer, the Coxswain of the ALB, informed the Mayor of Eastbourne, who was on board the ALB with his daughter (The Lady Mayoress) that they would be involved in a rescue. The yacht was passed a tow line and towed into the harbour.
ILB Launch Number 41 Person reported overboard
ALB Launch Number 36 Dover Coastguard called for the All Weather Lifeboat to launch to a 26ft French yacht with engine failure 1 mile south of Sovereign Harbour. A tow was passed to the two persons on board and the ALB towed them into Sovereign Harbour.
ILB Launch Number 40 Person on end of Harbour Arm
ILB Launch Number 39 Windsurfer in trouble
ILB Launch Number 38 The Coastguard covering Airbourne telephoned the ILB station and requested they launch to three youths in a dingy who were in trouble just east of Eastbourne pier. The ILB were soon on the scene and helped them back to the shore.
ALB Launch Number 35 ILB Launch Number 37 Whilst covering the Airbourne show, the Inshore Lifeboat spotted four persons on a 17ft angling boat trying to attract their attention. The angling boat had taken on water from the rough sea and fouled the outboard motor on their anchor warp. The All weather lifeboat took the four persons on board and passed over the salvage pump with two crew to assist in pumping out and securing a tow line. The Inshore Lifeboat towed the angling boat back to Sovereign Harbour, and the All Weather Lifeboat escorted them and transfered the four people back to Sovereign Harbour.
ALB Launch Number 34 Dover Coastguard allerted the Eastbourne Lifeboat that they had received two hits on an EPIRB eight miles south east of Sovereign Harbour. The All Weather Lifeboat was launched and with the Coastguard fixed wing airplane (Echo November) tasked a box search of the area. After an hour and half searching the area Dover Coastguard called off the search indicating the vessel in question was in fact safe and sound. (EPIRBs)Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons are tracking transmitters that operate as part of the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system. When activated, the beacons send out a distress signal that allows the beacon to be located by the satellite system.
ALB Launch Number 33 After numerous reports of several red flares, The Coastguard called for the All Weather Lifeboat to launch and search the coastline from Sovereign Harbour to Hollywell. The combined search of the area by the ALB and the Coastguard revealed nothing. From further enquiries it was assumed that the flares were fired from the shore by persons unknown.
ILB Launch Number 36 Dover Coastguard called for the ILB to launch to a report of a capsized canoe with persons missing, a quarter of a mile off Normans Bay. On arrival at the scene the two people had managed to swim ashore and were found to be safe and sound. The ILB then towed the canoe back to the beach where the two canoeists were waiting.
ILB Launch Number 35 The Inshore lifeboat was launched to a 32ft sailing boat with rigging failure 1 mile south of Langney Point. Two members of the ILB crew were transferred to the sailing boat to assist with securing the rigging and making the boat safe to maneuvere into the harbour for repairs. Once this had been completed the two crew members stayed on board whilst the sailing boat motored into Sovereign Harbour, escorted by the ILB.
ILB Launch Number 34 Person reported in trouble.
ILB Launch Number 33 Two persons cut by tide.
ILB Launch Number 32 The ILB was launched to a report of a swimmer in difficulty between the pier and the bandstand, after a search of the area and no casualty was found the ILB was instructed to return to station. (A report with good intent)
ILB Launch Number 31 The Coastguard were recovering a casualty at Beachy Head when they spotted two people climbing up the cliffs, The ILB was launched to transport the people who had been cut off by the rising tide back to Eastbourne. The two who were down from London on a day trip were walking on the rocks from Birling Gap to Eastbourne when the tide came in. The ILB picked them up by the falling sands and transported them back to The Inshore Lifeboat Station where one of the rescued people was treat for cuts on one leg.
ALB Launch Number 32 Dover Coastguard alerted the Eastbourne Lifeboat to a thirty-eight foot yacht with a fishing net around it's propeller, twenty-three miles off Sovereign Harbour (in the centre of the separation zone of the east - west shipping lanes). Mark Sawyer, the Coxswain, and five other crew members launched the All Weather Lifeboat to assist. It was a one and a half hour journey to the casualty, 20 miles out into the English Channel. Mark Robinson, the second Coxswain of the ALB, transferred over to the sailing boat to help the two people on board to rig a tow line, after which the Royal Thames started the long tow back to Sovereign Harbour.
Fishing net entangled in propeller Mark Sawyer rigging a tow line Royal Thames towing into Harbour
ALB Launch Number 31 The All Weather Lifeboat was launched to a 34 ft Yacht four miles east of Sovereign Harbour. The yacht was entangled in fishing gear and was unable to move. One member of the lifeboat crew was transfered to help the four persons rig a tow line, after which the ALB towed them back to Sovereign Harbour.
ILB Launch Number 31 The ILB was launched to a 12ft capsized ski boat that had been towing an inflatable donut one mile off Pevensey Bay. The two people from the ski boat were taken aboard the ILB and a line was fastened to the upside down craft and towed back to the beach at Pevensey Bay.
ILB Launch Number 30 Dover Coastguard requested the ILB launch to a 6.3 metre RIB with engine failure 200 metres off Cow Gap (Beachy Head). The ILB towed the RIB back to Sovereign Harbour.
ALB Launch Number 30 The All Weather lifeboat was launched to assist a 23 metre motor yacht with engine failure in the shipping lanes, eleven miles south east of Sovereign Harbour. The motor yacht had problems with it's gear boxes and was unable to move. One member of the Lifeboat crew was transferred to help the two people on board to rig a tow line. The 65 ton vessel was then towed back to Sovereign Harbour for repairs.
ILB Launch Number 29 A wind surfer had been reported in trouble off Langney Point. The ILB and the Coastguard searched the area from the Harbour to the pier. A Topper (small sailing dingy) was the casualty but he had recovered and was safe and well. A report with
ILB Launch Number 28 ALB Launch Number 29 Whilst on exercise both boats attended a call for assistance from a yacht caught in fishing lines off Beachy Head. The fishing lines were cut free and the yacht was allowed to continue on its journey. Both lifeboats then continued with their exercise.
ILB Launch Number 27 ALB Launch Number 28 A call from the Coastguard requesting both boats launch to search for a person in the sea. Clothing had been found on the beach and no swimmers could be seen. The owner of the clothes was later reported to be home safe and sound (A call with good intent).
ILB Launch Number 26 Two persons in a small inflatable were in dificulty off the Eastbourne Pier. The ILB took them to the beach just east of the pier and then went off onto the next service call.
ILB Launch Number 25 The ILB was launched to help a swimmer in touble off Hollywell. On arrival at the scene the swimmer was found on the beach safe and well.
ILB Launch Number 24 Three persons in a small inflatable were in dificulty off the Eastbourne Pier. The ILB took them to the beach just west of the pier and handed them over to the care of the Coastguard
ILB Launch Number 23 A call from the Coastguard allerted the ILB to two person cut off by the tide at Beachy Head. The ILB picked up the casualties and landed them on the beach at Hollywell.
ILB Launch Number 22 The Coastguard called for the ILB to launch to the aid three swimmers off the end of the pier. On arrival at the scene the three persons were found to be safe and well on the beach (A call with good intent)
ILB Launch Number 21 Whilst on an exercise with All Weather Lifeboat, the ILB was diverted to assist 4 persons in difficulty underneath the Pier. The casualties were transferred to the beach west of the pier where an ambulance was waiting to transfer them to the hospital. They were suffering with hypothermia and had swallowed a large amount of sea water.
ILB Launch Number 20 Three youths in a small inflatable were in dificulty west off the Eastbourne Pier. The ILB took them to the beach just west of the pier and handed them over to the care of the Coastguard
ILB Launch Number 20 Two children in a small inflatable were heard shouting for help off the end of Eastbourne Pier. A passer by heard the shouts for help and rang the Coastguard. The Inshore lifeboat was launched and eventualy located the youths on the beach by the Lifeboat Museum.
ILB Launch Number 19 Windsurfer in trouble. one mile from Lifeboat Station.
ALB Launch Number 27 A pan pan radio call for urgent assistance was received by the Coastguard and the All Weather lifeboat was launched to a nine metre yacht with two persons on board.The yacht had engine failure, due to the lack of wind the sailing boat was towed back to Sovereign Harbour By ALB.
LB Launch Number 18 A twenty four foot sports boat had engine failure half a mile north east of Sovereign Harbour. The Inshore Lifeboat was launched to assist, as it was so close to the Harbour entrance the Harbour work boat had started a tow so the ILB was stood down.
ILB Launch Number 17 Two persons in a rubber dinghy
ILB Launch Number 16 The ILB was launched to assist a commercial fishing boat (Albion Rose) with engine failure off Hollywell. When the ILB arrived on the scene the person on board had just cleared his fuel filter and managed to start his engine, the ILB escorted him back to the beach adjacent to the ILB station.
ILB Launch Number 15 The Inshore lifeboat was launched to the report of a woman in distressed state on the end of the south arm of the entrance to Sovereign Harbour. The ILB was tasked to stand by whilst the Police negotiated with the woman. After an hour the woman became cold and was arrested by the police.
ALB Launch Number 26 The All Weather Lifeboat was launched to assist a 45ft Swedish sailing boat with four persons on board en route from Holland to Eastbourne. The yacht (Marinene) had fouled a fishing net whilst crossing the Channel. The casualty was one mile south of Sovereign Harbour. One of the lifeboat crew was transfered to assist in rigging a tow line and also a sea drouge was set to assist in keeping a straight tow in the the choppy seas.
ALB Launch Number 25 The Coastguard received a mobile phone call from a person on a 24ft sports boat with engine failure, some where between Eastbourne and the Sovereign Light Tower. The All Weather Lifeboat was launched and headed towards the light tower. After a search of that area they turned towards Beachy Head and searched the area west of the the pier, then in towards Hollywell and back along towards the harbour. The sports boat, with four persons on board, was then spotted one and half miles south of the pier. The Coastguard fixed wing Airplane was sent to assist in locating the casualty. A member of the lifeboat crew was transferred to assist in rigging a tow line and raising the anchor. The sports boat, Tie Tonic, was then towed back to Sovereign Harbour where they were met by the Coastguard. They had no life jackets, VHF radio or GPS and said they did not know the area that well.
Tie Tonic being towed by lifeboat Search pattern made by ALB with Coastguard Airplane passing over
ALB Launch Number 24 ILB Launch Number 14 Dover Coastguard called for both boats to launch to 4 youths trapped on the base of Beachy Head light house. The ILB arrived first to find five school boys on the base of the lighthouse, and immediately transfered them to the All Weather lifeboat. The youths were then checked over and transfered to the the Allchorn boats beach just west of the Eastbourne Pier where the school teacher was waiting with the coastguard. The boys were on a day trip from a school nr Chigwell.
Picture of boys being transferd to ALB
ILB Launch Number 13 Following a report from a person on the beach near Eastbourne pier, Dover Coastguard requested the ILB launch to a possible kite surfer or parachute in the water half a mile from the end of the pier. The crew of the ILB were surprised to find a selection of balloons with a soft toy in the shape of a grey elephant floating along.
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