Most Recent Call outs

Monday 19th September 2011 

Paged by the MRCC at the request of the fire service to a possible boat fire at Sutton Staithe. The team was stood down when it was established it was controlled burning of rubbish.

Saturday 10th September 2011 

At 10.06 hrs the team was paged to a diver with suspected bends. The casualty was brought ashore at Car Gap and was taken in an Ambulance to the James Paget Hospital.

Saturday 3rd September 2011

While out on a local knowledge exercise the team was tasked with going to a lady with an ankle injury at Sea Palling. The casualty was quickly found and first aid was given. She was then taken to Hospital.

Friday 2nd September 2011

06.30 Happisburgh Coastguard along with some of Pallings lifeboat crew went back to Happisburgh to assist them in the recovery of their boat and escorted them back to their station.

Thursday 1st September 2011

The team was paged by the MRCC at 21.26 to reports of Sea Palling lifeboat having had an accident and a crew member was injured. The Team located the crash site and the crew had made it safely ashore.The injured lifeboatman was given first aid and then taken in the Happisburgh Coastguard truck to a waiting ambulance. Happisburgh lifeboat was also called and they secured Pallings boat until it could be safely recovered the following day. The team closed down at Midnight.

Monday 29th August 2011

No sooner had the team stood down from the previous shout then Yarmouth Coastguard requested them to investigate reports of a dead Porpoise on the beach at Waxham.On arrival the team located the dead Porpoise and took details and filled in the appropriate forms to pass back to the MRCC.

Monday 29th August 2011

The team was paged at 19.51 to reports of a 14/15 year old girl seen walking a dog between Happisburgh steps and Ostend.The member of Public who dialled 999 was very concerned because the sea was hitting the bottom of the cliffs and the girl was wading through the surf.The team done a cliff top search from Happisburgh to Ostend and also a beach search which was hampered by the rising tide and difficult conditions but nothing was found. Team was stood down and returned to station.

Saturday 27th August 2011

The team was paged at 17.20 to a missing child at Sea Palling Amusement Arcade. Child found safe and well and team was stood down and returned to station

Wednesday 24th August 2011

Team was paged at 12.38 to a person who was unwell on the beach at Mundesley. On arrival the Team prepared a landing site for the Air Ambulance and maintained a safety zone around the site. Both Mundesley and Happisburgh Coastguard teams attended along with the Ambulance service.

Sunday 14th August 2011

The team was paged to a diver with the bends at Sea Palling, arrived at Sea Palling to find a Paramedic was looking after the diver and then a land Ambulance took the diver to the JPH at Great Yarmouth were there is a Hyperbaric Unit.

Saturday 13th August

While coming back from Sea palling Village fete four team members were sent to investigated reports of a dead Porpoise on the beach at Cart Gap. All measurements and details of the 4 foot male were recorded and passed to Great Yarmouth Coastguard.

Thursday 11th August 2011 14.18hrs

Team paged to reports of a person collapsed on the Beach at North Gap Eccles. The Gentleman was taken to Hospital by the Air Ambulance (Anglia one).

Sunday 7th August 2011 15.50hrs

While attending Happisburgh Lifeboat fete the team were paged to a missing 5 year old child at Waxham Sands holiday park.On arrival the child had just been found and apart from a few scratches from brambles he was safe and well.

Tuesday 2nd August 2011 11.45hrs

The team was paged to reef 2/3 at Sea Palling where 3 people were in trouble in the water, Sea Palling RNLI Lifeguards had got the 3 people out of the water, 2 of the 3 people had swallowed sea water so an Ambulance attended Sea Palling to check the 2 out ,but they were fine...

Safety advice given about swimming on lifeguarded beaches.

Wednesday 27th July 2011 21.30hrs

Four Team members investigated reports of a dead Porpoise on the beach at Waxham. All measurements and details of the 8 and half foot male were recorded and passed to Great Yarmouth Coastguard.

Sunday 24th July  2011 15.06hrs

The team was paged while attending Catfield Village Fete to two persons in trouble in the water at Popular farm Waxham. Happisburgh Coastguard Rescue Team was first on scene and found the two Lads had been helped to the shore by members of the public. They stabilized the casualties who had swallowed water and had cuts and bruises until the Ambulance arrived. RAF  Rescue Helicopter Rescue 125 air lifted the two boys and took them to the James Paget Hospital to be checked over.

Monday 27th June 2011 13.35hrs

Team was paged to look for a missing person at Mundesley. Working alongside Mundesley Coastguard , Mundesley Lifeboat and the Police. Unfortunately the person was found deceased in local woodland. Our thoughts are with his Family.

Tuesday 24th May 2011 14.48hrs

Team was paged to reports of upturned boat on the river at Potter Heigham. Officers from the Broads Authority and Paramedics joined the search and the Vessel was located along with two Casualty's but they refused medical treatment.

Wednesday 18th May 2011 22.00hrs 

Vessel reported moored approx 1 Nautical mile off Happisburgh Coastguard Station showing no lights. Happisburgh Lifeboat was tasked to give advice to the Vessels Skipper.

Sunday 1st May  2011 12.27hrs

Reports of pollution on the beach at Sea Palling. On arrival the Team found what appeared to be an oily froth on the beach from Reef 1 - 9. HM Coastguard aircraft 406 was tasked to fly over the area and photograph it. The Team took samples and photos which they delivered to Gt. Yarmouth MRCC.

Thursday 21st April 2011  20.30hrs

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard, reports of an overturned boat on Barton Broad, Stood down when arrived at CRE,persons ok

Thursday 21st April 2011  10.42hrs

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard, reports of a person in the water at Mill Road Stalham,Arrived on scene where an Ambulance was already there, they managed to get the person from the water but unfortunately the person passed away, other units on scene Ambulance Service, Stalham Fire Service and two police units..

The Teams thought goes to the Family.......

Thursday 21st April 2011  01.12hrs

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguards, missing person at Waxham, arrived at Waxham and the person had been found by the Police, other units Searching was Winterton Coastguard Team, Sea Palling Lifeboat and 2 Police Units.

Older Callouts

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguards, reports of a canoeist in trouble off Happisburgh Coastwatch Lookout Station, arrived at the CRE and were stood down Canoeist made his own way ashore safely.

Sunday 6th March 2011   09.00hrs

Yarmouth Coastguards rung Station Officer, Happisburgh Coastwatch report an Cliff fall just to the south of there look out station, Team cordoned off the area and passed the details onto Yarmouth Coastguard (MRCC)

2010

Saturday 30th October 16.31hrs
Team Paged to search for missing person from Mundesley. Stood down when person was found safe and well.

Wednesday 25th August 13.27hrs
Team paged to reports of people in trouble in the water at Reef one Sea Palling. Lifeguards and Palling ILB also tasked. One 13 year old girl was treated for slight injury to her foot.

Saturday 22nd August 16.14hrs
Team was tasked to an overdue Canoeist  at Sea Palling. Stood down after RNLI Lifeguards found him safe and well.

Sunday 15th August 12.00hrs
While on routine patrol a 18ft Shetland boat was found on the beach with no person onboard at Waxham. After a short search the owner was found. All ok. 

Wednesday 11th August 15.39hrs
While on routine duties to Lowerstoft we were tasked to help Lowestoft and Southwold teams look for a 55 year old woman on Southwold beach near the pier. Police found woman safe and well.

Monday 9th August 19.03
Team paged to reports of missing 8 year old child at Waxham Sands Holiday park. Child found by Happisburgh Lifeboat.Other units attending were:
Winterton Coastguard, Happisburgh ILB, Happisburgh Lifeboat, Sea Palling ILB, Police.

Sunday 25th July 20.59
Team paged to person in water at Sea Palling. Stood down as person all safely ashore.

Sunday 25th July 16.15
Team Tasked to reports of jet ski broken down and letting off orange smoke off Sea Palling. On arrival jet ski had been towed ashore by Sea Palling lifeguards. Safety advice was given.

Friday 23rd July 10.27
Team paged to 54 year old male fitting on Waxham Beach between reefs 8 and 9. Assisted Ambulance service to remove casualty from beach to Ambulance.

Wednesday 21st July 18.30
While on a search exercise 3 hooded jackets and four pairs of flip flops where found in the Pill box on Happisburgh beach. After a thorough search the owners of the clothing were found 3/4 - 1 mile to the North they had just been for a walk. Advise was given about leaving unattended items of clothing on the beach.

Sunday 18th July 20.00
Team tasked to attend sick seal South of Cart Gap ramp at Happisburgh. On approaching the Seal it made its escape back into the sea and all was well.

Sunday 18th July 18.31
Team tasked to possible ordnance on beach at Walcott E.O.D from Colchester arrived and turned out to be a part of scaffold pole.

Monday 12th of July 21.34
Team was paged 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.

Monday 28th June 20.06
The team was paged 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.

Saturday 19th June 13.20
Team paged 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.

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

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

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

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

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

2009

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

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

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

Wednesday 18th November
Rang by MRCC tasked to Sea Palling to search for missing person on the way to Sea Palling stood down.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Saturday 9th August
Paged by MRCC reports at flares at Sea Palling arrived at cre stood down.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Saturday 6th June
Paged by MRCC overdue jet ski at cart gap, returned safely

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

2008

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.

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.

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.

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 flavouring and was highly flammable, took off the beach and took to Stalham Police Station.

2nd 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

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.

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.

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.

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 disposal.

18th July 18.19 paged by MRCC. Reports of jet ski at sea palling broken down, Two CAS in water proceeded to Sea Palling, Sea Palling IRB in attendance jet ski and CAS brought ashore.

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.

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 helicopter landing site for Anglia One, diver was took to hospital by road ambulance with his dive buddy.

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.

3rd August 20.45 MRCC rang 02.Reports of a 4x4 stuck on the beach at Cart Gap, Proceed 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.

30th August MRCC rang 01.Overdue dive boat from Walcott not answering radio -please investigate, arrived Walcott no sign of any trailers and asked around nothing 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.

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 statements.

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.

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.

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, Proceed to Ludham to search the river Ant back to Wayford, During the search the vessel was found at Acle Bridge by Winterton Coastguards.

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.

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.

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.