The Kimmeridge Coastguard team were in action last night after two walkers got cut off by the tide.
Rescue 106 was tasked to airlift the pair after they had been in the water for nearly 3 hours! Both Swanage Lifeboats also attended and stood by to provide safety cover.
Stay safe, plan your route and check the tides........phone the Coastguard for advice (you only pay for the cost of the call) !
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Whats that in the sky............
This photo passed to me thanks to David Haysom at Swanage Museum shows a Dragonfly helicopter of the Royal Navy land at Peveril Point for the 1st time.Having checked the records it appears the 1st rescue carried out by helicopter in Swanage was around 1969 however I believe this photo is earlier than this.
A possible Coastguard stands to the left?
Saturday, 10 March 2012
What are you doing this weekend?
Stuck for an idea for the weekend? Why not start thinking about your safety equipment for your boat or craft?A life jacket is probably one of the most important pieces of equipment and its not a lot of good locked or stowed in locker!
When did you last check it? When was it lasted serviced? When did you last actually try it on?
Or perhaps we should just ask.......Have you actually got a life jacket?
Every year people loose their lives as they do not have one or aren't wearing one when it matters.
Take a few minutes this weekend and check yours.
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Numbering the Groynes
After a few years of planning the groynes on Swanage beach have finally been marked up to assist the emergency services quickly identify the area an incident is in.The main beach has been completed (Clock Tower to Ocean Bay), the north beach is actually private but hopefully the numbering will be continued in years to come.
A lot of work is done behind the scenes to ensure the beach remains as safe and possible. Hopefully there will be new signage and watch out for the New beach wardens hut coming soon!
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Derek's on a walk
One of our retired team members "Derek Boorn" is going on a bit of a walk !
Derek (ex Royal Marine - Police Officer - Pier Master) and all round good chap does a lot of fund raising for the Royal Marines Association and with this in mind a group of them are walking from Poole to Plymouth via the coastal path.
I met Derek when I joined in 1990 and was taken under his wing (still are in some cases !) Derek often brought along his dog "Tommy" on incidents and actually had its own Coastguard registration number of SW192.5 ! (Derek was SW192)
So follow the "Per Mare Per Terram Yomp" and perhaps offer some support.
Derek .....we will pick you up at the Ferry !
Derek (ex Royal Marine - Police Officer - Pier Master) and all round good chap does a lot of fund raising for the Royal Marines Association and with this in mind a group of them are walking from Poole to Plymouth via the coastal path.
I met Derek when I joined in 1990 and was taken under his wing (still are in some cases !) Derek often brought along his dog "Tommy" on incidents and actually had its own Coastguard registration number of SW192.5 ! (Derek was SW192)
So follow the "Per Mare Per Terram Yomp" and perhaps offer some support.
Derek .....we will pick you up at the Ferry !
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Eric performs a miracle
This morning the team were paged to a report of a body on the north end of the beach.
Eric responded followed closely by Lee who claimed his 1st ever call out. Fearing the worse Eric and Lee were thinking of contacting Tom who is a specialist in this type of incident however they arrived on scene to start searching.
A good look around and still nothing to could be found, Portland MRCC recontacted the 1st informant to try and confirm the location and were told.........
"The body has got up and was seen heading towards Ocean Bay ! "
Clearly Eric had performed a miracle a talent we had not previously seen, a good result for a possible distressing incident.
But it did not end there...... Having had his 1st incident Lee decided to seek his 2nd and at lunchtime along with Swanage ILB, they were tasked to meet the ILB towing in a dinghy from Peveril Point.
March has arrived, the sun come out and people are out and about. Remember if you see or you think someone is in trouble - dial 999 and asked the Coastguard.
Eric responded followed closely by Lee who claimed his 1st ever call out. Fearing the worse Eric and Lee were thinking of contacting Tom who is a specialist in this type of incident however they arrived on scene to start searching.
A good look around and still nothing to could be found, Portland MRCC recontacted the 1st informant to try and confirm the location and were told.........
"The body has got up and was seen heading towards Ocean Bay ! "
Clearly Eric had performed a miracle a talent we had not previously seen, a good result for a possible distressing incident.
But it did not end there...... Having had his 1st incident Lee decided to seek his 2nd and at lunchtime along with Swanage ILB, they were tasked to meet the ILB towing in a dinghy from Peveril Point.
March has arrived, the sun come out and people are out and about. Remember if you see or you think someone is in trouble - dial 999 and asked the Coastguard.
Monday, 5 March 2012
Yesterday training
Our thanks to the St Albans Team yesterday for hosting the training session in condition far from ideal. In fact we actually stopped at one point as it was raining so hard, although one of our local Sector Managers managed to stay dry in the NCI lookout!
With cold and wet team members we headed back to the St Albans station for a debrief, mug of coffee and biscuits!
Round two next Sunday, if John has managed to dry all the equipment.
(Sorry no photos....it was raining to much !)
With cold and wet team members we headed back to the St Albans station for a debrief, mug of coffee and biscuits!
Round two next Sunday, if John has managed to dry all the equipment.
(Sorry no photos....it was raining to much !)
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Training tomorrow
Big training session tomorrow morning where we will be joining the St Albans team for a cliff exercise.
The weather forecast is not looking good and up at St Albans Head its going to be interesting.
Still Lee and Chris will look their bit in the new foul weather clothing (soon get that dirty).
Eric sadly will be missing and we all send our best wishes and hope he's feeling better (some team members do anything to get out of training)
Rumour has it that Rid is missing the team so much he is coming back for the day.
The weather forecast is not looking good and up at St Albans Head its going to be interesting.
Still Lee and Chris will look their bit in the new foul weather clothing (soon get that dirty).
Eric sadly will be missing and we all send our best wishes and hope he's feeling better (some team members do anything to get out of training)
Rumour has it that Rid is missing the team so much he is coming back for the day.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Meetings
Hidden in the background of the role of a Coastguard is the meetings some of us attend. Wednesday saw two of these meetings and both were very productive......
The 1st meeting was with a local company who were asking for some safety advice when operating on and near the sea.
The 2nd was up at Durlston Castle and was the Swanage Coastal Change Forum - an excellent presentation from some very knowledgeable people on how our coast line is under attack from the elements. The purpose of this forum is to get local groups and agencies together for a brain storming session and hopefully shape and assist in any coastal defences or just monitoring the cliffs...(oh so slip watch isn't important then !!!)
So Coastguarding is not just about rescuing people but also taking part in local events to help shape the future.
The 1st meeting was with a local company who were asking for some safety advice when operating on and near the sea.
The 2nd was up at Durlston Castle and was the Swanage Coastal Change Forum - an excellent presentation from some very knowledgeable people on how our coast line is under attack from the elements. The purpose of this forum is to get local groups and agencies together for a brain storming session and hopefully shape and assist in any coastal defences or just monitoring the cliffs...(oh so slip watch isn't important then !!!)
So Coastguarding is not just about rescuing people but also taking part in local events to help shape the future.
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