An afternoon of rescues

Boats launched: Atlantic 85 (x1) and D-Class (x3)

Date: Tuesday July 24th

Launched at: 12:50, 15:18 and 17.26

Returned at: 13:05, 16:15 and 17.45

Weather: Fine sunny summer day, wind S force 2.

Solent Coastguard called to request we search for a child missing at W Wittering beach. Both lifeboats were launched but on arrival the child was found safe and well, so the lifeboats both returned to the station and were made ready for further service

Within two hours another call was made requesting we look for two teenage girls missing on a sailboard, again off W Wittering beach. The D-Class lifeboat was launched and found the girls safe and well, but because there had been a number of calls alerting us to lost and then quickly found children, the D-Class lifeboat was asked to stand guard off the beach until the top of the tide. It did so without incident and returned to the station and was again made ready for service.

At 17:20 we received a final call to launch the D-Class lifeboat to look for a child missing in the region of Groin 13 on W Wittering beach. Ten minutes after arriving on scene the child was found safe and well. So for the final time that day the lifeboat returned and was made ready for further service.

Summer came suddenly that week and W Wittering beach was very, very, busy, resulting in many children going missing, but fortunately none were in any real trouble.

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Service Numbers 2019

Total Launches: 84
Atlantic 85: 42
D-Class: 42

Services Totals

2015 - 67
2014 -77
2013 - 86
2012 - 77

Tide Times

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