Happisburgh Coastguard Rescue Station Media Gallery

Displayed on this page are call outs that we have been involved in from 2008 to the present day.

2010

11th January 2010: Called out to enage in the search of reported missing persons whom was later found to be safe and well at home.

4th April: Called out at 17:15hrs to investigate reports of metal on the beach at Waxham. Metal was found and reported to Great Yarmouth MRCC.

Team 01 & 08

7th April Team Paged at 10:48hrs to oil drums on beach at Eccles / Sea Palling. Drums found at North End of Reef.

Team 01,07,09,10

17th April team paged at 18:29 to search for missing person at Sea Palling. Person found safe and the team were stood down at 18:50.

Team 01,05,06,07,08,09,10

12th May Called by MRCC to liase with police at Walcott Seafront, object found in water which was identified as a dead seal.

Team 02,07,09

Saturday 19th June Team paged at 13.20hrs to a Windsurfer in difficulty off Sea Palling .Casualty was recovered by RNLI lifeguards .Lifeboats from Happisburgh and Sea Palling also responded . Returned to station at 16.20hrs .
 
Team, 06 , 07 and 09 .

Monday 28th June .The team was paged at 20.06hrs to three persons in difficulty in the water at Sea Palling.02 attended and Palling ILB recovered the casualty.All were ok and team was stood down .

Team 02, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09.

Monday 12th of July Team was paged at 21.34 to reports of a dog in the water and people trying to retrieve it at Waxham Sands holiday Park. Us and Sea Palling ILB attended , the dog got out of water ok . Team and ILB stood down .
 

  Team  01, 04 , 05 , 06, 07, 09 attended

2010 CALLOUTS ARE UPDATED ON OUR WEBSITE AS AND WHEN WE ARE REQUIRED

 

2009

Wednesday 29th April
MRCC rang 01 reports of a suspicions boat off Happisburgh please investigate, on arrival at crew 01 rang Happisburgh coastwatch they had seen a boat come ashore at cart gap 02 at Cart Gap nothing found stood down by MRCC Crew 01 Crew 02

 

Saturday 6th June
Paged by MRCC overdue jet ski at cart gap, returned safely Crew 01
Crew02
Crew 03
Crew 04
Crew 08

 

Sunday 4th June
Paged by MRCC for diver at Sea Palling with cut finger, evacuated from beach and handed over to Ambulance service Crew 01
Crew02
Crew06
Crew 07

Friday 26th June
Paged by MRCC to oil drum on beach at Walcott, removed drum to local garage for council collection.
Crew 05
Crew 06
Crew 07

Saturday 11th July
On the way back from the Lords mayors procession Norwich we were requested by MRCC to head back to Norwich to the rushcutters Thorpe end where person was in water other crews on job Winterton cg and Hembsy broads rescue, police recovered casualty Crew 01
Crew02
Crew06

 

Wednesday 15th July
Paged by MRCC person fell of the back of  a jet ski at Sea Palling, Sea Palling lifeguards found casualty and brought ashore.
Crew 01
Crew02
Crew04
Crew05

Monday 20th July
Paged by MRCC child with broken leg Waxham on arrival Anglia 1 and Yarmouth Sierra
on seen, secured Helicopter landing site and assisted with the casualty.
Crew 01
Crew 02
Crew 04
Thursday 23rd July
Paged by MRCC  reports of ordence on beach at Sea Palling, Sea Palling lifeguards were at scene with the ordence, we were told by MRCC to put sand bags over ordence and mark with a dan boy EOD not coming till 10 am in morning
Crew01
Crew02
Crew05
Crew07

Friday 24th July
Asked by MRCC to meet Eod at Sea Palling. EOD been divered at Walton on the Naze.
Crew 03
Crew04

Monday 3rd August
MRCC rang 01 to check out overdue dive boat at Sea Palling, dive boat already ashore safely
Crew 01
Crew 07

Saturday 9th August
Paged by MRCC reports at flares at Sea Palling arrived at cre stood down.
Crew 01
Crew 02
Crew 03
Crew 04
Crew 05
Crew 06

Tuesday 11th August
Paged by MRCC reports of people on rocks at Sea Palling reef 4, Sea Palling ILB launched, ILB had reports that the casualty’s came ashore themselves
Crew 01
Crew 02
Crew04
Crew05
Crew06
Crew07

Thursday 27th August
While at Sea Palling on exercise we were informed that a 13 year old boy had cut his foot bad and was on the beach at North Gap, brought lad back to Sea Palling ILB shed to meet Ambulance
Crew 01
Crew02

Sunday 30th August
Paged by MRCC reports of red flares at Eccles arrived at scene a small group of people on beach letting off Chinese lanterns.
Crew01
Crew02
Crew03
Crew04
Crew06
Crew07

Saturday 12th September
MRCC rang 01 proceed to Waxham jet skis to close to swimmers, arrived at waxham nothing could be seen, meet police at sea palling police and ourselves gave safety advice to jet skiers
Crew 01
Crew02

Sunday 15th November
Paged by MRCC meet police at Walcott reports of person  in water crews Happisburgh lifeboat
Happisburgh ILB Mundesley cg and rescue 125, HB  01 02 found casualty at Ostend .
Crew 01
Crew02
Crew04
Crew05
Crew07

Wednesday 18th November
Rang by MRCC tasked to Sea Palling to search for missing person on the way to Sea Palling stood down.
Crew01
Crew02
Crew04
Crew05
Crew06
Crew07

Sunday 22nd  November
Paged by MRCC reports of missing person at Winterton crews Winterton cg Hemsby ILB Sea Palling ILBand police, Person found at GT Yarmouth police station
Crew01
Crew02
Crew07

Saturday 26th December
MRCC Rang 01 reports of dead Porpoise at Sea Palling
Crew01
Crew08

Tuesday 29th December
Mrcc rang 01 reports of a seal tangled in netting at Waxham nothing found
Crew01
Crew07

2008

2nd December 10.30 found by 02.A lady had slipped on her door step on ice and cut her left leg bad down to the bone,called ambulance and waited for them to arrive and handed the lady over to them,lady took to N & N hospital.Crew 01,03,07.Closed down 12.00

 

2nd December 09.30 paged by mrcc.Search the shoreline from Happisburgh to Sea Palling for a body,nothing found arrived at Sea Palling,mrcc said please search shoreline back to Happisburgh,still nothing found.Crew 01,03,07.Closed down 14.00

27th November 09.30 paged by mrcc.Reports of ordeance on beach at Cart Gap,Arrived at Cart Gapand found an Anti Tank Mine,waited for the EOD from Portsmouth to arrive,EOD done an controlled explosion at 14.30.Crew 01,04,06,07,08.Closed down 15.00

27th October 17.56 paged by mrcc.Reports of an unseaworthy vessel left Wayford for Felixstowe with 2 persons on board but they never turned up,Poceed to Ludham to search the river Ant back to Wayford,During the search the vessel was found at Acle Bridge by Winterton Coastguards.Crew 01,02,05,06,07,08.Closed down 20.00

1st September 08.32 paged by mrcc.Reports of a dog over the cliff at Low Light Happisburgh,Arrived at Low Light the dog was at the bottom of the cliff,Happisburgh ILB picked the dog up and took to Cart Gap where we took the dog to Stalham vets but the dog was Deceased.Crew 02,04,09.Closed down 10.10

31st August 14.16 paged by mrcc.Reports of a diver with the bends at Sea Palling,Arrived at Sea Palling land ambulance with cas but requested a landing site for Anglia One(air ambulance),Anglia one landed on the car park and took the cas to the GPH hospital.Crew 02,07,08,09.Closed down 1531

31st August 10.03 paged by mrcc.Reports of a person trapped under a dive boat at Sea Palling,Arrived Sea Palling person was being given first aid by RNLI Lifeguards,Anglia one (air ambulance) arrived and took the cas to the N & N Hospital,Another 2 people were look at by an land ambulance but were not took to hospital.Police arrived and took statments.Crew 02,04,05,08,09.Closed down 13.15

30th August mrcc rang 01.Overdue dive boat from Walcott not answering radio -please investigate,arrived Walcott no sign of any trailersand asked arround nothinng to report,went to Rudhrums Gap and found a large boat trailer and 4x4,in the mean time the dive boat had contacted mrcc and are safe and well.mrcc stood us down.Crew 01,07.Closed down15.30

3rd August 20.45 mrcc rang 02.Reports of a 4x4 stuck on the beach at Cart Gap,Procced to Cart Gap on route passed a 4x4 with a speed boat on the back coming from Cart Gap,Arrived Cart Gap nothing found on beach stood down.Crew 02,09.Closed down 21.15

23rd August 16.24 paged by mrcc.Reports of a person in trouble in the water at Bacton.Arrived at Bacton person was out of the water , paramedic on scene,cas safe and well.Crew 02,04,07,08,09. Closed down 17.30

26th July 12.53 Paged by mrcc. Reports of a dive boat coming into Sea Palling with a diver with the bends. Arrived Sea Palling the diver was with the RNLI lifeguards, Road ambulance plus Air ambulance(ANGLIA ONE) on route,kept diver stable,made helecopter landing site for Anglia One, diver was took to hospital by road ambulance with his dive buddy. Crew 01,02,04,07,09. Closed down 14.10

24th july 17.58 paged by mrcc. Reports of pollution in position 52 49.77 degree's by 001 32.45 degree's, searched the cliff top looking out to sea from Happisburgh to Walcott all that was seen was a patch of seaweed. Crew 01,07,08,09 Closed down 19.25

18th july 18.19 paged by mrcc. Reports of jetski at sea palling broken down, Two CAS in water proceeded to Sea Palling, Sea Palling IRB in attendance jet ski and CAS braught ashore. Crew 04,06,07,08. closed down 20.59

23rd Jun 16.08 paged by mrcc.Reports of 2 empty canisters on the beach at the bottom of the old ramp at Happisburgh,Proceeded on foot to investigate, They were 2 empty petrol cans 2x20 litre cans, Brought them up to the shed for disposel.Crew 06,07,08.closed down 16.30

10th Jun 14.05 paged by mrcc. Reports of a vessel that has hit an object and run aground Cart Gap, Left station for Cart Gap, a survey boat about 30ft long had hit a groin and had a 6 feet by 1 feet hole in the starboard side and ran up the beach before it sunk, there were 3 POB on board, stood by vessel till low tide till shore help arrived then escorted it off the beach. Crew 01,02,03,08,09.closed down 21.01

4th Jun 22.30 paged by mrcc. Reports of orange/red flares at Wayford,enroute to Wayford, met first informant who said they saw orange/red flare towards the Barton Turf area, When Hemsby IRB came they launched at Wayford and searched the river to Barton Broad and the broad, while we searched the access points at Barton, Irstead but nothing found, both stood down. Crew 01,02,07,08,09. closed down 24.00

1st Jun 17.28 paged by mrcc. Proceed to Sea Palling overdue dive boat,enroute to Sea Palling dive boat had come shore but asked by mrcc to carry on and see them and give safety advice. Crew 01,02,05,09.Closed down 18.15

22nd May 21.09 mrcc rung S.O. Telephone call from mrcc, missing person believed to be in our area, covering car parks,searched local area and car parks nothing found. Crew 01,02.Closed down 22.25

17th May 11.00 mrcc rung S.O. Reports of a drum on the beach at Castle Farm Eccles, Proceeded to Eccles, met up with the first informant who led us to the drum, drum contained port flavoring and was highly flammable,took off the beach and took to Stalham Police Station. Crew 01,07. Closed down 12.45

4th May paged 11.58 paged by mrcc. Reports of a lady in the water at Wroxham, arrived at Wroxham, lady already out of water and with Ambulance crew. Crew 02,04,09. Closed down 13.10

5th Apr paged 12.50 by mrcc. Reports that 2 canoeists in trouble of Happisburgh, nothing found, Happisburgh ILB was on exercise in the area, we think that the first informant saw the ILB working instead of canoeists. Sea was choppy. Crew 02,04,08,09. Closed down 13.40

8th Feb paged 22.00 by mrcc. Reports of green flares off Waxham, Left station enroute to Waxham, met first informant, had a good look around the area, plenty of vessels in the area but nothing sighted. Crew 01,02,06. Closed down 23.00