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LATEST
LAUNCHES & CALL-OUTS:
Latest
call-out: 24 June, 2009
SEARCH
FOR MISSING SWIMMERS CALLED OFF
Posted
24 June, 2009
 A
TEAM of Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards and local lifeboats have been searching
for two missing swimmers in the sea north of Brean Down. An RAF helicopter
and lifeboats from Weston also joined in the operation after the men
went missing. Full
details
KITE
SURFER SPARKS LIFEBOAT CALL-OUT
Posted
21 June, 2009
 A
BURNHAM-On-Sea's lifeboat crew was called out on Sunday evening (June
21st) to rescue a kite surfer believed to be in difficulty in Bridgwater
Bay. Burnham's D-class lifeboat Puffin set off to the beach at 4.21pm
when it was stood down. Full
details
LIFEBOAT
CALLED TO WINDSURFER
Posted
11 June, 2009
 A
BURNHAM-On-Sea lifeboat was launched on Thursday evening (June 11th)
to help a windsurfer in difficulty in Bridgwater Bay. The surfer got
into problems when the fin underneath his board snapped off, leaving
him floundering in the channel. Full
details
DINGHY
SAILORS RESCUED
Posted
3 June, 2009
 A
Burnham-On-Sea lifeboat was launched on Tuesday evening (June 2nd) amid
fears that these youngsters could be swept away in their inflatable
dinghies in Bridgwater Bay.
A seafront walker raised the alarm after spotting them. Full
details
CONCERNS
FOR BEACH SWIMMERS
Posted
31 May, 2009
 A
walker's concern for two people in the sea at Brean on Sunday evening
(May 31st) sparked an emergency call-out for Burnham-On-Sea's marine
rescue teams. Coastguards,
a lifeboat, and a hovercraft were called to Brean at 8.50pm.
Full
details
BODY
OF MAN RECOVERED FROM RIVER
Posted
25 May, 2009
 THIS
was
the scene at Burnham-On-Sea Sailing Club on Monday evening (May 25th)
after a dead body was found in the nearby river estuary. Police,
paramedics, Coastguards and two lifeboats were called to the scene shortly
after 7pm.
Full
details
CLIMBERS
PROMPT LIFEBOAT 'SHOUT'
Posted
4 May, 2009
 FEARS
that
this group of climbers had been cut-off by the incoming tide at Brean
Down prompted the launch of two lifeboats on Monday afternoon (May 4th).
The
four climbers had been spotted at around 4pm scaling the cliffs of the
Down.
Full
details
SECOND
RESCUE FOR FISHING BOAT
Posted
30 April, 2009
 BOTH
Burnham-On-Sea's lifeboats were launched on Thursday morning (April
30th) to help a fishing boat in difficulty on Brean beach. The boat,
which had also required assistance on Wednesday evening, encountered
fresh problems. Full
details
HOLIDAYMAKERS
RESCUED FROM SEA
Posted
18 April, 2009
 TWO
Australian holidaymakers who got swept out to sea while fishing on a
dinghy in Bridgwater Bay were rescued by a Burnham-On-Sea lifeboat crew
on Saturday afternoon (April 18th). The Staines Whitfield lifeboat was
;launched to help. Full
details
DINGHY
DUO STRANDED IN ESTUARY
Posted
17 March, 2009
 TWO
men became stranded for several hours in an inflatable boat in the River
Parrett estuary, near Burnham-On-Sea, on Tuesday afternoon (March 17th).
The pair, pictured here, became trapped in their dinghy.
Full
details
LAUNCH
AMID FEARS FOR WINDSURFER
Posted
8 March, 2009
 A
BURNHAM-On-Sea lifeboat crew was called out on Sunday afternoon (March
8th) after a sighting of a possible windsurfer in difficulty in Bridgwater
Bay. The Staines Whitfield lifeboat was launched at 4pm to investigate.
Full
details
NIGHT
SEARCH FOR MISSING TEENAGER
Posted
1 March, 2009
 A
BURNHAM-On-Sea lifeboat crew was called out at 3am on Sunday morning
(March 1st) to help search for a missing teenager in the River Parrett
near Combwich. Two helicopters and Coastguards from Minehead and Watchet
were also involved.
Full
details
DISTRESSED
TEENAGER RESCUED
Posted
11 February, 2009
 THESE
were the scenes on Burnham-On-Sea's jetty during the early hours of
Wednesday (February 11th) after a teenager was spotted in the sea in
a distressed state, prompting the call-out of a Burnham lifeboart crew,
police and Coastguards. Full
details
DISABLED
FISHING BOAT RESCUED
Posted
14 November, 2008
 Burnham-On-Sea
RNLI launched on Friday morning (November 14th) to help a fishing boat
in difficulty in the River Parrett. The 17ft boat had experienced a
critical steering gear failure upstream of Combwich and the boat’s
owner called for help. Full
details
STRANDED
TRIMARAN TOWED TO SAFETY
Posted
21 October, 2008
 A
25ft trimaran with two people onboard, including one who Coastguards
have dubbed 'Captain Calamity', has been rescued for the second time
in 48 hours after going aground on mudflats near Burnham-On-Sea. Two
Burnham RNLI lifeboats towed the trimaran, to safety.
Full
details
TORCH-LIT
SEARCH FOR 'MISSING PERSON'
Posted
2 October, 2008
BURNHAM-On-Sea
Coastguards and crewmembers from the town's lifeboat crew conducted
a torch-lit search for a person that had become cut-off by the incoming
tide underneath the town's pier on Thursday evening (October 2nd). Full
details
JET
SKI PULLED TO SAFETY BY LIFEBOAT
Posted
23 August, 2008
 BURNHAM-On-Sea's
lifeboat crew was back in action for a second launch of the Bank Holiday
weekend when they were called to help a jet skier in difficulty on Saturday
morning (August 23rd). The Staines Whitfield was launched at 11.57am.
Full
details
LIFEBOATS
LAUNCHED TO FIND MISSING LADY
Posted
22 August, 2008
 TWO
lifeboats
and a team of Coastguards from Burnham-On-Sea were called out on Friday
evening (August 22nd) to search for a missing person at West Huntspill.
The lady was eventually found safe and well by emergency services. Full
details
RNLI
HELP BROKEN DOWN SPEEDBOAT
Posted
1 August, 2008
 A
BURNHAM-On-Sea lifeboat was launched on Friday evening (August 1st)
to help the occupants of a speedboat that had broken down in Bridgwater
Bay. The Atlantic 75 lifeboat was launched from Burnham jetty to help
a boat.
Full
details
YACHT
RUNS AGROUND AT BERROW
Posted
12 July, 2008
 TWO
RNLI lifeboats from Burnham-On-Sea, plus Coastguards and a rescue hovercraft
were launched on Saturday evening (July 12th) amid concern for the safety
of a man onboard a yacht that had run aground on the mudflats at Berrow.
Full
details
TEENAGERS
IN MUDFLATS DRAMA
Posted
3 July, 2008
 TWO
teenagers were helped to safety by Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards on Thursday
afternoon (July 3rd) after they got into difficulty on the mudflats
at Brean. The village's beach warden raised the alarm shortly before
4pm after three teenagers were struggling waist-deep in mud near Brean
Down. Full
details
STRICKEN
YACHT PULLED TO SAFETY
Posted
18 June, 2008
 A
YACHT was pulled to safety by Burnham-On-Sea lifeboat crews on Wednesday
(June 18th) after its owner got into difficulties in gusty winds next
to the town's jetty. With Burnham's two lifeboats standing by, three
crew entered the water to help pull the 17ft cabin sailing yacht from
the sea. Full
details
LIFEBOAT
IN RIVER SEARCH FOR SWIMMER
Posted
19 May, 2008
 BURNHAM-On-Sea's
D-Class lifeboat was called out on Monday afternoon (May 19th) to help
Coastguards and police conduct a search of a river for a swimmer. A
teacher on a walk with his pupils raised the alarm after spotting a
man entering the River Parret, near East Huntspill.
Full
details
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HOW
TO CONTACT US:
In
any emergency, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
For
press, contact Press Officer Mike Lang on 07889 815860. To arrange Lifeboat
station visits or for a speaker, contact Education & Visits Officer
Tony Deahl on 01278 783121. Other Contacts: Local Lifeboat Chairman
Graham Wills on (01278) 792328, Lifeboat Operations Manager Ricky Holmes.
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