25 February 2012
20:20 |
ILB | Yarmouth Coastguard requested an ILB launch at 20:20 following a report of a despondent male thought to be missing in the Burnham Overy harbour area. The
crew were paged at 20:23. As the ILB was launching, Yarmouth Coastguard was informed that the missing person had been located by the police and the boat was stood down at 20:32 and re-housed and
ready for service by 20:40. Wind: W 3. Sea: Slight. |
25 February 2012
14:26 |
ILB | Yarmouth Coastguard requested a launch of the ILB at 14:26 following a report from the harbour master that the support vessel MPI Delcinea was inbound
from the Sheringham Shoal wind farm with a 20 year old women onboard requiring specialist hospital treatment for an eye injury. Due to the state of the tide, the MPI Delcinea could not access
the harbour. At 14:35 the ILB and Softrak launching vehicle left the boathouse and proceeded toward the low water launch site. Launching at 14:53, the ILB then rendezvoused with the MPI Delcinea
at 14:55 to transfer the casualty. At 15:00, the casualty was placed into the Softrak and brought back to the boathouse where she was handed into the care of the local Coastguard unit. The Softrak
then returned to Holkham Bay to recover the ILB. Arriving back at station at 15:50 the ILB and Softrak were re-housed, re-fuelled and again for service at 16:10. Wind: W 3-4. Sea: Slight.
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25 February 2012
11:25 |
ILB | Yarmouth Coastguard paged at 11:22 for an ILB launch to assist with a transfer to shore of two wind farm personnel, one of whom had chronic
toothache, the other an abscess. The two persons were aboard the support vessel Island Tiger which had earlier taken them off the accommodation ship moored in the wind farm
construction site. Due to the low state of the tide, the windfarm vessel could not enter the harbour and no other vessel was able to get to sea. The crew were paged at 11:25 and the ILB launched at
1142 to make its way to the fairway buoy for a timed rendezvous with the Island Tiger. At 11:58, with the two persons onboard, the ILB proceeded to the Outer Harbour pontoons where both men were
transferred to a waiting vehicle to take them for emergency dental treatment. The ILB returned to station was re-housed, re-fuelled and ready for service at 12:25. Wind: W 3-4. Sea: Slight.
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12 January 2012
04:17 |
ALB | At 04:14 on the 12th of January 2012, Yarmouth Coastguard contacted Wells Lifeboat Station regarding a 12 metre fishing
boat with machinery failure and 2 persons onboard east of the harbour. The MFV Boy Neil was rolling heavily in a WSW wind forecast to freshen to 5-6 in
the next couple of hours and the decision was made to launch the All Weather Lifeboat. The crew were paged at 04:17 with the lifeboat leaving the boathouse at
04:35 for a low water launch in Holkham Bay.
Launching at 05:00, the lifeboat proceeded toward the casualty vessel while in the interim the wind farm support vessel Zephyr, on its way
into Wells, stood by the casualty awaiting the arrival of the lifeboat. The lifeboat arrived on scene at 05:10 and after establishing the tow line made passage
to the harbour entrance. As there was insufficient water to enter Wells Harbour it was not until 07:05 that the lifeboat and casualty in tow proceeded inwards.
At 08:00 the casualty was safely moored on a buoy in the outer harbour.
With the 2 crew from the Boy Neil onboard, the ALB left the scene and returned to the beach south of the boathouse for recovery. The
lifeboat was re-housed, re-fuelled and ready for service at 09:30. Wind: WSW 5/6. Sea: Moderate.
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3 December 2011
14:02 |
ILB | Yarmouth Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting two windsurfers in difficulties on Wells harbour
bar who were being swept seaward on the ebb tide. The crew were paged at 14:02 with the ILB launching from the boathouse at 14:11. As the boat left, two persons were seen
in the water approximately four hundred yards northwest of the boathouse and within a short distance from the beach. As the ILB approached, the two persons had managed
to make their way to shore. Following confirmation from the first informant that these were the two reported casualties and ascertaining no medical treatment was required
the ILB returned to station and was ready again for service at 14:27. Wind: SW 3-4. Sea: Slight.
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30 October 2011
09:31 |
ILB | Yarmouth Coastguard received a report via VHF radio from the owner of the 5.5m RIB Warrior stating the vessel
had suffered engine failure on returning to Blakeney harbour after a sight seeing trip to the Sheringham Shoal wind farm construction site. The vessel was
adrift and unable to anchor approximately 1.5 miles north of Blakeney fairway buoy. The station LOM was contacted at 09:29 with the crew being paged at 09:31.
Launching at 09:39 the ILB proceeded to the casualty's position but en-route the Sheringham lifeboat, on a training exercise, reported at 09:56
that they were alongside the Warrior and would tow her towards Blakeney fairway buoy and transfer the tow to the Wells boat. At 10:17, on the completion
of the transfer, the ILB began the passage to Morston creek, making only slow progress against a strong ebb tide within the harbour. The casualty was eventually
moored safely alongside at 11:25 to await recovery onto its trailer on the next tide. The ILB returned to station at 12:00 was re-housed, re-fuelled and
ready for service at 12:30. Wind: SW 3-4. Sea: Slight.
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12 October 2011
17:28 |
ILB | The local Coastwatch reported to Yarmouth Coastguard that they had visual a small vessel in the surf line to
the east of Wells harbour entrance. At the time it was not clear whether there were persons onboard due to the worsening visibility in rain squalls and
fading light. The Lifeboat Operations Manager was contacted and the decision to launch the ILB was made with the crew being paged at 17:28. Launching at
17:37, the ILB proceeded seaward and arrived at the grounded vessel at 17:44 where one crewmember was placed ashore to ascertain the situation. It became
apparent thawt the vessel had parted its mooring and that there had not been any persons aboard. Once re-floated, the vessel was taken under tow and safely
moored on the Outer Harbour pontoons at 18:15. The ILB returned to station at 18:20 was re-housed, re-fuelled and ready for service at 18:42. It is not known
where the vessel originated as there were no records of it being based in Wells harbour and in all probability it came from a harbour to the west. Wind: NE 3. Sea: Slight.
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2 October 2011
13:34 |
ALB | Yarmouth Coastguard paged for an immediate launch of the station's ALB at 13:34 after a child had been reported
missing on Wells beach on a strong ebbing tide. With a few Shorehelpers on-hand involved in an ILB service that was in progress, the station's Softrak
launching vehicle was deployed to carry out a shoreline search. As the ALB crew were mustering, Yarmouth Coastguard informed the station that the child
had been found safe and well. All units were stood down at 13:40. Wind: SW 2. Sea: Calm.
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2 October 2011
12:53 |
ILB | Yarmouth Coastguard had received a report from the owner of a 6-metre power boat stating that the vessel had suffered gearbox
failure and was adrift off Cley beach. The crew were paged at 12:40 with the station's ILB launching at 12:53. As the ILB proceeded to the casualty's position,
Sheringham lifeboat reported that they had the casualty vessel in sight and it was now in fact now approaching Weybourne. Yarmouth Coastguard requested the
Sheringham lifeboat to take the vessel under tow to Blakeney harbour fairway buoy and then to transfer the casualty to Wells ILB to continue inbound to Morston
due to the dropping tide. The tow was transferred at 13:43 but arriving at Morston creek it was found there was insufficient water to enter the channel and it was
therefore agreed to leave the casualty on a mooring from where the two occupants would walk ashore once the tide had ebbed further and recover their boat on the
next flood tide. Departing at 14:21 the ILB returned to station on the last of the tide was re-housed, re-fuelled and ready for service at 15:10. Wind: SW 2. Sea: Calm
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2 October 2011
07:08 |
ILB |
Yarmouth Coastguard contacted the Station LOM at 07:00 reporting that Skegness ALB had in tow the disabled yacht Windward and was making towards Wells harbour.
The Coxswain had requested the ILB attend to continue the tow of the casualty into the harbour on the first of the flood tide to allow the ALB to return to station. The
crew were paged at 07:08 and launched at 07:21 as the Skegness ALB and casualty arrived off the Leading Buoy. The tow was transferred at 07:32 and both vessels made for
the Outer Harbour pontoons where the Windward was moored safely alongside at 07:56. The ILB was re-housed, re-fuelled and ready for service at 08:13. Wind: SW 2. Sea: Calm
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