Following strict guidelines the teams throughout the area are starting to prepare for Easter.
Please adhere to the COVID guidelines and ensure you protect frontline services.
Ensure your activity is planned and prepared for, consider your fitness levels and perhaps just do a little bit to build up your stamina.
In a coastal emergency dial 999 Coastguard
Arriving on scene this metal ball was located and assessed. Having confirmed it was safe the item was marked and removed above the high water mark for disposal at a later date.
The call was the correct thing to do after recent storms have washed up several strange objects along the coast.
In a Coastal emergency call 999 Coastguard.
FERRY SERVICE STATUS – 28 February 2021
17.30 – We are currently only taking traffic from Poole to Studland at the moment as Sandbanks is gridlocked as the car park empties. We are taking foot passengers and cyclists/motorcycles only from Studland to Poole until the roads clear and we can unload the Ferry.
Whilst the structure has been damaged for some time the cliff fall this week has seen it move further and a survey by engineers needs to be carried out.
Please keep clear of the barriers and if using the beach be aware of the tides which have been high this week.
In an emergency call 999 Coastguard
Conditions were not as bad as Friday however there was overtopping and waves were sweeping across the parade.
Working with the Councils and Environment Agency the road and path closures will remain in place for the protection of the public and for a safe working area for workers.
We ask people to respect the closures which are put in place for public safety.
In an emergency dial 999 Coastguard
This morning the team along with colleagues from St Albans Coastguard were tasked to provide safety cover in the lower high street , square and sea front areas after a flood warning was issued due to the high seas and wind conditions.
Several of the large concrete flood barriers had been pushed out of place and the sea was over topping the wall.
The Coastguard teams closed off a section of the parade near to the quay and gave safety advice to people gathering to take photos
During the morning a person was spotted going into the sea for some reason and team member immediately deployed to ask them to come out due to the risks to them being swept out or injured in the surf.
The Swanage Lifeboat crew were paged due to the sea state and the risk a person could be swept away. On arrival the teams located someone going body boarding, with some persuasion and advice they left the sea. The lifeboat was cancelled and the teams carried on patrolling.
Working with the Councils , Environment Agency and Dorset Police measures were put in place for safety and to provide a safe working area for the emergency services and agencies.
The wind strength dropped and changed direction , the tide dropped so the risks decreased and the teams were stood down. The Environment Agency have repaired the barrier and Coastguard teams will deploy for the next two high tides to monitor it.
A section of a garden had given away and fallen mostly behind the huts although some debris has landed on the roofs of the huts.
The team was not deployed on this occasion but the local authority were informed.
We ask people to stay safe in the coming days as further falls are expected as temperatures rise.
In an emergency 999 Coastguard
