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To date there have
been 80 requests for the Hayling Island
lifeboats to be tasked to incidents. |
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For more
information about the number of services each month
in 2008 "click"
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Date |
Boats |
Launch
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80 |
Sat 25th
Oct |
Atlantic
75 |
22.40 |
F5 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to assist a 26ft yacht that
had run aground in the Emsworth
Channel. The lifeboat towed the yacht
into deeper water and then towed it to
Northney Marina. The lifeboat returned
to station at 23.47. |
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79 |
Sat 18th
Oct |
D Class |
17.09 crew
assembled but launch not required |
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There was
a request to launch the lifeboat to
assist a dinghy that had capsized. The
crew assembled but the launch was not
required as the dinghy managed to
right it self and sail back safely to
the shore. |
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78 |
Tue 7th
Oct |
Atlantic
75 |
14.22 |
F6/7 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to a 38ft yacht in Hayling
Bay with 1 person on board who had
reported that his engine was smoking
and there was a fear of a fire on
board. There was no fire so the yacht
was towed by the lifeboat to Sparkes
Marina where the fire service were in
attendance. The lifeboat returned to
station at 16.15. |
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76/77 |
Wed 1st
Oct |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
19.15 |
F6/7 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboats to search for a kite surfer.
After 15 minutes the lifeboat crew on
the Atlantic 75 found the kite surfer
approx 1 mile from the beach. The
casualty had gone out kite surfing at
4.30pm and at 5pm his gear broke and
he was unable to return to the beach.
He had been in the water clinging to
his kite and board for over 2 hours.
He was exhausted and suffering from
severe hypothermia. He was returned to
the lifeboat station where he received
further medical attention before the
ambulance arrived to take him to
hospital. The lifeboats returned
to station at approx 19.50. |
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75 |
Sun 28th
Sep-t |
D Class |
On exercise
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F1/2 |
Whilst
on exercise in Chichester Harbour,
the lifeboat crew saw a small vessel
with 3 people on board who were
waving. The vessel had engine
failure and taking on water. It was
towed to safety.
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74 |
Fri 19th
Sept |
Atlantic75 |
21.00 |
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Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to a 36ft cruiser with 2
people on board that had broken down
and was drifting off the
Langstone Fairway buoy. The
vessel was towed into Chichester
Harbour. The lifeboat returned to
station at 22.20. |
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73 |
Sun 31st
Aug |
D Class |
approx
04.25 |
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The
lifeboat was tasked to a yacht with 2
adults and 4 children on board hard
aground near the lifeboat station. The
yacht was at an awkward angle. The
family were taken off the yacht and
taken to the lifeboat station for a
few hours. The
lifeboat crew laid anchors so that the
yacht would float back into deeper
water as the tide came in. Around
09.30 the yacht refloated and the
lifeboat returned the family to the
yacht. |
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72 |
Sat 30th
Aug |
D Class |
still
afloat |
F4 |
The D
Class was tasked to a speed boat that
had broken down 1 mile south of the
entrance to Chichester Harbour. The
speed boat was towed back to safety.
The lifeboat returned to station
at 16.55 |
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70/71 |
Sat 30th
Aug |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
still
afloat |
F4 |
The
lifeboats were tasked to a yacht
aground with one person on board. The
lifeboat was unable to pull the yacht
into deeper water so checked all was
well on board. Th eyacht waited until
the tide came in. The ATlantiv 75
returned to station at 16.55 |
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68/69 |
Sat 30th
Aug |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
15.50 |
F4 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboats to search for 2 missing
children, aged 3, missing off West
Wittering beach. The children were
found safe and well within 10 minutes
by a Coastguard team on the beach |
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67 |
Sat 23rd
Aug |
Atlantic
75 |
c 18.10 |
F4/5 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch to a
Mayday from a vessel in Hayling Bay.
The vessel was found with engine
trouble and towed back in to the
harbour. |
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65/66 |
Sat 23rd
Aug |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
c17/15 |
F4/5 |
Both boats
were launched to search for a boy
missing off thebeach who may have been
in the water. The boy was found safe
and well onthe beach. |
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64 |
Sun 17th
Aug |
Atlantic
75 |
12.42 |
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Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of
the lifeboat to
investigate a transmission from a
vessel on the
emergency VHF Channel 16. Further
details to follow.
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63 |
Sun 17th
Aug |
Atlantic
75 |
c 01.50 |
F6 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of
the lifeboat to a 3m inflatable boat
with 2 people on board in Chichester
Harbour with engine failure and
their anchor was not holding in the
conditions. When the lifeboat
reached the casualty the dinghy was
taken in tow back to safety.
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61/62 |
Wed 13th
Aug |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
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Whilst
afloat on a training exercise, both
boats were tasked by Solent Coastguard
to Bracklesham Bay to investigate a
report that Portuguese Men of War
jelly fish had been sighted. Details
to follow.. |
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59/60 |
Wed 13th
Aug |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
Crew
assembled at 16.47 |
F6/7 |
Both
lifeboats were tasked by Solent
Coastguard to search for a missing
windsurfer. The crew assembled but as
the lifeboats were going down the
beach the launch was cancelled as the
windsurfer had been found safe and
well. |
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58 |
Wed 6th
Aug |
Atlantic
75 |
c 21.00 |
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Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to go to West Wittering beach
as there was a large crowd gathering
on the beach, some in the water, after
a report had been received that there
was a pod of whales stranded on a sand
bank. It was later found not to be
whales but shifting sand and waves. |
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56/57 |
Wed 6th
Aug |
D Class &
Atlantic 75 |
c 20.45 |
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The
lifeboat was launched to assist a
motor cruiser that had run aground at
the entrance to Chichester Harbour.
When thetide came in the vessel was
later escorted to Chichester Marina by
the Atlantic 75 lifeboat. |
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55 |
Fri 1st
Aug |
Atlantic
75 |
07.34 |
F6 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to a yacht aground near
Itchenor which was taking on water. .
A Lifeboat crew member went on board
the yacht. All persons on board were
safe and well. When the tide came in
The yacht was escorted to the shore.
The lifeboat returned to station at
08.28 |
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54 |
Mon 28th
July |
D Class |
c 14.30 |
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The
lifeboat crew rescued 3 people cut off
by the tide [details to follow] |
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53 |
Mon 28th
July |
D Class |
crew
assembled at c 12.20 but launch
cancelled |
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Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to search for a missing
child. The crew assembled but the
launch was not required as the child
was found. |
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52 |
Sun 27th
July |
D Class |
15.46 |
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At
15:46 the D Class was diverted to a
vessel drifting west of West Pole
Sands. The vessel's crew were
found to be sunbathing and BBQing.
The D Class returned to station at
16:00. |
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51 |
Sun 27th
July |
D Class |
15.35 |
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At 15:35 the D Class was
returning to station when it was
diverted to Hayling Bay to two
children in rubber ring. The children
reached the shore safely. |
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50 |
Sun 27th
July |
D Class |
still
afloat |
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The D
Class lifeboat was then asked to stand
off East Pole Sands for people cut off
by tide and one teenager taken ashore. |
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48/49 |
Sun 27th
July |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
14.55 |
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Both
boats were then tasked at 14:55 to
search for for another missing child
who was found safe ashore. The Atlantic returned to
station at 15:04. |
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47 |
Sun 27th
July |
D Class |
14.32 |
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The
D-Class was also launch to help
search for a missing child at 14:32. The
child was found safe and well. |
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46 |
Sun 27th
July |
Atlantic
75 |
14.08
(already afloat) |
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Whilst
on a training exercise the Atlantic
75 was diverted at 14.08 to search
for a missing child off West Wittering who was found safe ashore.
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45 |
Thurs 24th
July |
Atlantic
75 |
Still
afloat |
F5 |
Whilst
returning to the station the lifeboat
was tasked to assist a capsized dinghy
off Easthead. The lifeboat returned to
station at 17.50. |
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43/44 |
Thurs 24th
July |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
15.54 |
F5 |
Both boats
were launched to search for a missing
child. The
child was eventually found safe and
well. The D Class lifeboat returned to
station at 17.57. |
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41/42 |
Sat 19th
July |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
11.53 |
F3 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of
both lifeboats after a Mayday distress
call had been received. An extensive
search of the area was carried out but
no vessel was found to be in distress
and the lifeboats returned to station
at 12.48 |
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38/39/40 |
Sun 13th
July |
Atlantic
75 |
various |
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During the
Station Open Day, the Atlantic 75 was
tasked to 3 separate incidents. The
first incident was at 11.00 when the
lifeboat crew carried out a medical
evacuation of a young boy from a yacht
at anchor off East Head in Chichester
Harbour. The boy had cut his foot
whilst walking on the beach and had a
deep wound. He and his mother were
taken by lifeboat back to the lifeboat
station where he was assessed by Hayling First Responders and then
taken by ambulance to A&E. At 12.45
the Atlantic 75 was tasked to assist a
fishing boat that had broken down in
Hayling Bay. The boat was towed to
safety. At 14.15 the lifeboat was
tasked to a sports boat off
Bracklesham Bay that had lost his
propeller. The sports boat was towed
to safety in the harbour. |
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37 |
Sat 5th
July |
Atlantic
75 |
14.00 |
F5/6 |
Whilst
afloat during a training exercise, the
lifeboat was diverted by Solent
Coastguard to assist a 28ft yacht with
one person on board that had run
aground on a falling tide in the
Emsworth Channel. The lifeboat towed
the vessel into deeper water. The
lifeboat returned to station at 15.30. |
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36 |
Thurs 3rd
July |
Atlantic
75 |
21.04 |
F5 |
The
lifeboat was launched to a 24ft yacht
that had run aground in the entrance
to Chichester Harbour. The yacht
refloated on the incoming tide and the lifeboat escorted the vessel to
safety. The lifeboat returned to
station at 22.30 |
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35 |
Tue 1st
July |
Atlantic
75 |
23.38 |
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Solent
Coastguard received a distress call
from an angling vessel with a
fouled propeller. When the lifeboat
reached the vessel a lifeboat crew
member managed to free the anchor. The
lifeboat then escorted the casualty
vessel into Chichester Harbour. The
lifeboat returned to Station at 01.30. |
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34 |
Tue 1st
July |
D Class |
11.30 |
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The
lifeboat was launched to assist a
dismasted yacht which was just off the
lifeboat station. The lifeboat stood
by whilst the mast was safely laid on
the deck of the yacht.. |
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33 |
Wed 25th
June |
D Class |
17.45 |
F5/6 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to a capsized catamaran
dinghy in Chichester Harbour. A
passing yacht saw a man, who had
fallen out of the dinghy when his
trapeze line broke, clinging to a
navigation post. The dinghy with the
helm still onboard then capsized. The
helm managed to reach Eleanor beach
with the dinghy. The yacht was unable
to get close as it was shallow. The
lifeboat quickly reached the man
clinging to the post who was
exhausted. He was taken on board the
lifeboat. A lifeboat crew member then
helped the helm of the catamaran to
sail his boat back to Thorney Island
accompanied by the lifeboat with the
other dinghy sailor on board. The
lifeboat returned to station at 18.50.
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32 |
Mon 23rd
June |
Atlantic
75 |
crew
assembled at 21.11 |
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Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to rescue 3 young men cut off
by the tide on West Pole Sands. The
young men managed to get back to
safety before the lifeboat was
launched. |
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31 |
Mon 9th
June |
D Class |
17.44 |
F2 |
Whilst
afloat on a training exercise the
lifeboat went to the assistance of a
motor boat with a possible fire on
board 3 miles south of Chichester
Harbour entrance. Bembridge RNLI
lifeboat also attended. The problem
was not serious and the boat was
escorted into Chichester Harbour. The
lifeboat returned to station at 19.30 |
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29/30 |
Sun 8th
June |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
Atlantic
75 still afloat & D Class
launched at 13.02 |
F3 |
Whilst
still afloat from the previous service
the Atlantic 75 was tasked to look for
a missing child off West Wittering.
The D Class lifeboat was also launched
to assist in the search. The child was
found safe and well ashore and the
lifeboats returned to station at
13.40.
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28 |
Sun 8th
June |
Atlantic
75 |
11.59 |
F3 |
Whilst on
a training exercise, the lifeboat was
tasked by Solent Coastguard who had
received a report that people were cut
off by the tide on West Pole Sands.
The casualties reached the shore
without assistance. The lifeboat was
then tasked at 12.53 to another
incident. |
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27 |
Sat 7th
June |
Atlantic
75 |
18.20 |
F3 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat after receiving a
report that a number of people were in
the water adjacent to small
inflatables on West Pole Sands. When
the lifeboat reached the scene the
people in the water were safely on
board a speed boat. The lifeboat
escorted the casualties back into
Chichester Harbour. The lifeboat
returned to station at 19.20. |
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26 |
Sun 25th
May |
Atlantic
75 |
23.16 |
F5 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of
the lifeboat to a yacht with 8
persons on board that had run
aground near Easthead in Chichester
Harbour. The skipper of the yacht
was concerned that the yacht's
lifting keel may have been damaged.
The lifeboat towed the yacht into
deeper water and the lifting keel
was found to be fully operational.
The lifeboat escorted the yacht for
a short while to make sure that the
persons on board and the yacht were
all OK. The yacht continued its
passage to Northney and the lifeboat
returned to station at 23.48.
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25 |
Sun 25th
May |
Atlantic
75 |
16.51 |
F3/4 |
The
lifeboat was launched to a capsized
canoe in Chichester Harbour with
possibly 2 people in the water. The
lifeboat searched the area until a
report was received that the canoeist
was safely ashore. |
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24 |
Sun 25th
May |
Atlantic
75 |
10.35 |
F3/4 |
The
lifeboat was launched to a yacht that
had run aground in Chichester Harbour
which reported that it was taking in
water.. When the lifeboat arrived on
scene the yacht re-floated and all
persons onboard were OK. |
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22/23 |
Mon 19th
May |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
21.15 |
F3 |
Solent
Coastguard received a report that an
inflatable dinghy was drifting
offshore with no one on board. Both
lifeboats were launched and searched
the area. During the search the
lifeboat crew on the Atlantic 75 were
concerned when they found a small
fishing boat at anchor with no persons
on board. The boat was not in a
recognised mooring area. The owner was
later found a shore. The crew
continued their search. A report was
then received that a family had been
seen playing with an inflatable on the
beach which had blown out to sea. When
no persons were found to be in
difficulty in the sea, the lifeboats
returned to station at 22.15. |
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21 |
Sun 18th
May |
Atlantic
75 |
14.18 |
F4 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of the
lifeboat to assist 3 young boys on an
airbed drifting out to sea.
Fortunately when the lifeboat reached
the area, the young boys had reached
the beach safely. The lifeboat returned to
station at 14.50. |
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20 |
Wed 14th
May |
Atlantic
75 |
16.47 |
F4 |
The
lifeboat was launched to assist a
young woman on an airbed who was
unable to get back to the shore.
Fortunately when the lifeboat reached
the area, the young woman had reached
the beach safely. The lifeboat
returned to station at 17.10. |
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19 |
Wed 16th
April |
D Class |
15.20 |
F4 |
Solent
Coastguard were notified by a member
of the public that four children
were playing on the West
Pole Sands off the SE of Hayling
Island at Sandy Point. The lifeboat
was duly launched and made all haste
to the scene. On arrival it was seen
that although the tide had just
started to flood the young
people were in no immediate danger.
They were appraised of the situation
and returned to the shore. The
lifeboat returned to station at
15.31.
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Wed 16th
April |
Atlantic
75 |
15.20 |
F4 |
Solent
Coastguard requested the launch of
the lifeboat to a fishing vessel
with 2 people on board, adrift off
South
Hayling, having apparently run out
of fuel. On reaching the casualty, a
lifeboat crew member was put aboard
and a tow
was established taking the vessel
into Sparkes Marina, Hayling Island.
Having left the casualty in the
marina the lifeboat returned to
station at 16.23. It was
subsequently established that the
casualty had fuel in the tank and it
is more likely there was a fuel line
blockage.
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16/17 |
Tue 8th
April |
Atlantic
75 & D Class |
11.17 |
