Further slippage

The team have been called to Burlington Chine after further landslips over night.

For safety the area has been taped off and Dorset Council advised.

With Storm Jorge approaching and the slip being active we would advise for people to stay clear and not to cross the taped off areas.

Storm Jorge

Another weekend and another weather warning in place.

Please take care on beaches and cliffs.

In an emergency call 999 and ask for Coastguard.

About the Met Office Weather Warnings

1. Yellow warning of rain

   Areas affected: London & South East England | South West England

   ACTIVE

   Started at: 03:00 GMT on Fri 28 February

   Ends: 06:00 GMT on Sat 29 February

   Heavy rain causing some flooding and transport disruption. - Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer - Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

Search Exercise

 The Poole and Swanage Coastguard teams exercised on Studland beach on Sunday morning.
   The scenario was a missing person and the teams practised the various search techniques to locate the casualty.

Coastguard Rescue Officers practising their Lost and Missing Persons (LaMPs) training

Sheps Hollow Closed

Following a meeting of key partners at Sheps Hollow today , the steps have officially been closed at Sheps Hollow for safety reasons.

The closure is for 21 days to start with and will allow the area to be assessed.  The ground is still moving and unsafe with the handrail about to fail.

The closure is for safety, please do not move the barriers.

Please check tides to ensure you don’t get cut off by the tide.

In an emergency or further large landslips call 999 for Coastguard

Active Landslip

Although from different angles , this shows the movements in the cliff at Sheps Hollow in 24 hours. 

This photo was taken on Sunday 

24 hours later on Monday 

This is very active and please keep clear of the base of the cliff as it’s moving and spreading across the beach. 

In an emergency call 999 Coastguard 

Liquid Mud

The situation at the north end of Swanage  bay is of concern and during this bad weather we would advise people to keep clear.

Dorset Council have assessed the foot path at Sheps Hollow and the steps remain closed for safety reasons.

Over night there has been further movement and this has increased debris on to the beach. When mixed with water this creates very soft ground and there is a risk of getting stuck.

The whole area from the end of the concrete promenade is now difficult to walk on especially at certain tides.

There is water and mud pouring out of the cliff face at several locations.

Please keep yourselves and others safe by staying clear whilst conditions are poor.

In an emergency call 999 Coastguard.  

Sheps Hollow closed for safety reasons

The footpath at Sheps Hollow has been closed for safety reasons this afternoon.

There has been movement in the steps and the hand rail is about to give way.

The area is taped off and Dorset Council who have responsibilities for the path have been advised.

Please do observe the closure for your own safety until it can be assessed by engineers

Storm Dennis

For the second weekend running, we are facing another storm that will bring strong winds and heavy rain .

A yellow weather warning is in place for Dorset, although there are also amber warnings in Devon and Hampshire in the next 48 hours.

Please stay safe at the coast and stay away from large waves.

In a coastal emergency dial 999 and ask for Coastguard.

Multi Agency Service

A large multi agency search  started at 08.25 this morning following concern for a male in the Studland area.

Police received a concern for welfare call for a 35 year old male.

Coastguard Officers from Swanage, St Albans, Kimmeridge and Lulworth  have spent the day searching along with Colleagues from RNLI Swanage and Poole.  Coastguard Helicopter Rescue 175 and the Police helicopter have also been searching throughout the day.  Dorset Police Officers and DorSAR volunteers have also conducted searches in the Studland Area.

Teams have been stood down tonight at 18.00

Anyone with information or knowledge are requested to call Dorset Police quoting incident 11:71

Search

Rescue teams were tasked to search for a male from Surrey believed to be in the area.

Backing up our colleagues from St Albans,  areas were searched  along with colleagues from Dorset Police, DorSAR, NPAS and Swanage RNLI lifeboat.

Deployed just before 16.00 ,teams searched a large area south of Swanage and Worth.   With the weather deteriorating the search continued until  23.00

Storm Ciara

A yellow warning of wind has been issued from midnight on Saturday until midnight Sunday.

Storm Ciara will bring very strong winds and potentially some disruption to travel throughout Sunday.

Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible.

Injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown into sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.

Some damage to buildings could happen.

Travel could face cancellation.

Some roads and bridges may close.

Power cuts may occur.

In a coastal emergency dial 999 ask for Coastguard

Person cut off by the tide

After the incident yesterday at Peveril Point , the team were tasked again with both the Swanage RNLI lifeboats to Old Harry Rocks.

A report of a person cut off by the tide saw the team head towards Studland.  A lifeboat that was training in the area also went to the aid of the person picking a male up from the base of the cliff.

With the person safe the lifeboats and team were stood down.

Incident at Peveril Point

A 71 year old male on a day trip to Swanage from New Milton tripped ,  stumbled then fell off the  cliff  falling about 35/40 feet at Peveril Point today.

Observed by a member of the public who acted fast and called the Coastguard and Ambulance the emergency services responded immediately.

The Swanage Coastguard team , Coastguard helicopter Rescue 175 , South Western Ambulance, St Albans Coastguard, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and Dorset Police coordinated a rescue of the male who had fallen and suffered a serious head injury.

The male was treated by Paramedics , Air Ambulance Doctor and Coastguard team members 

The Coastguard helicopter was used to airlift the casualty to a land ambulance before being taken to Poole Hospital for treatment.

Rescue 175 was on a training flight when diverted to Swanage to assist in the rescue. 

The member of public acted very quickly dialling 999 and raising the alarm,

A large scale incident with all the services working together 

Assisting Police

This morning the Swanage Coastguard  team , backed up will colleagues from St Albans Coastguard were requested to assist Dorset Police with an incident on Ballard Down.

The NPAS ( Police Helicopter) along with the Coastguard Helicopter Rescue 175 from Lee on Solent were tasked to assist also.

The Police helicopter located a person and directed units to the person who was walked to a vehicle and colleagues from the Ambulance service.

It’s not always straight forward

You never quite know what you might do next in the Coastguard ....

A patrol a few weeks who found some cows had Escape from their field after a gate had been left open.

Helping the warden the cows were soon away from the cliff and safely back where they should be.

To Search
To Herd
To Rescue
To Save

Items found on beach

Today’s patrol were at Studland when they located some clothing on the beach which were a little out keeping to the time of year and weather.

Concerned that a swimmer may have been on difficulty, they started to carry out a shore line search.

Having searches for about 10 minutes the owner was located safe and well having left the clothing to dry.