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Rescues during 2004 |
| Incident | Date | Boat | Details |
| 42& 43 |
09:08hrs |
B777 & D460 | Extensive air and sea search for missing fishing boat with 2 persons on board. All 11 lifeboats between Tynemouth and Whitby involved together with RAF Nimrod and police aircraft. Nothing found on surface - sonar survey of likely last position of vessel undertaken. |
| 40 & 41 |
09:00hrs |
B777 & D460 | Report of surfer in danger of drowning. False alarm. |
| 39 |
10:35hrs |
B777 | Dog fallen from cliffs at Skinningrove. Dog died of injuries and was removed from beach before lifeboat arrived. |
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16:05hrs |
- | Yacht taking in water with 4 persons on board. Crew rescued and boat towed safely into Sivota Harbour. Click here for more details... | |
| 38 |
12:00hrs |
D523 | Person in danger of drowning after being washed away from capsized jetski in strong off-shore winds. Person rescued and second person still aboard jetski taken into lifeboat. Both persons landed ashore for treatment by first aiders and station doctor. Jetski towed ashore at Redcar. |
| 37 |
15:38hrs |
D523 | Persons on rocks at Redcar cut off by incoming tide. Rescued and landed ashore at Redcar. |
| 36 |
15:50hrs |
B777 | Dismasted windsurfer. Assisted ashore by other windsurfers as lifeboat arrived. |
| 34 & 35 |
16:20hrs |
B777& D523 | Two persons washed out to sea in heavy surf. Washed back ashore some 200 metres apart. Given first aid by crew and treated by station's deputy Medical Advisor. See press report. |
| 33 |
16:10hrs |
D523 | Children in difficulties in heavy surf - returned to shore unaided before lifeboat launched. |
| 32 |
19:35hrs |
B777 | Tasked from incident below to respond to report of red flares fired north of Hartlepool. Searched with Hartlepool lifeboat but nothing found. |
| 31 |
19:17hrs |
B777 | Search for vessels caught in sudden thunder storm. See press report. |
| 30 |
20:23hrs |
B777 | Red flares fired at Saltburn - nothing found after sea and air search - believed to be false alarm. |
| 28 & 29 |
12:59hrs |
B777 & D523 | Report of surfers in difficulties in the sea at Saltburn. Managed to return to beach unaided. |
| 27 |
13:52hrs |
B777 | Report of person in difficulties in the sea at Marske, south east of station. Nothing found after sea and shore search - believed to be false alram, good intent. |
| 26 |
13:32hrs |
B777 | Fishing boat with 2 persons on board, broken down at Saltscar Buoy. Towed to safety in River Tees. |
| 24 & 25 |
17:57hrs |
B777 & D523 | Woman in distressed condition and three police officers in sea. Crewman from D523 apprehended woman, allowing police to take her into custody. |
| 22 & 23 |
14:53hrs |
B777 & D523 | Report of kitesurfer or parachutist in difficulties 3 miles south east of station. Kite surfer found safe and well and no assistance required. |
| 21 |
14:03hrs |
B777 | Person in a small inflatable dinghy blown out to see near mouth of River Tees. Rescued and returned to safety at Teesmouth lifeboat station. |
| 20 |
19:00hrs |
D523 | D523 on standby while lifeboat launching tractor used to recover car and sunken speedboat from the sea at Redcar. Car recovered and restarted, boat bailed out and replaced on trailer. |
| 18 & 19 |
19:03hrs |
B777 & D523 | Male trapped by incoming tide at base of Huntcliff, Saltburn. Rescued after attempting to climb the highest cliffs in England to escape! See press report. |
| 16 & 17 |
19:15hrs |
B777 & D523 | Concern over small inflatable boat with 2 persons in thickening fog. Search found the craft safe and well. |
| 15 |
16:45hrs |
B777 | Person cut off by incoming tide at Huntcliff, Saltburn. Assisted by beach lifeguards. |
| 13 & 14 |
18:03hrs |
B777 & D523 | Person cut off by incoming tide at Huntcliff, Saltburn. Rescued and transferred to ambulance at Saltburn. See press report. |
| 12 |
15:40hrs |
B777 | Small boat broken down off Redcar with 3 young people onboard. All three attempted to swim ashore. B777 launched and stood by until they made the shore then the broken down craft was towed to the beach. |
| 11 |
11:59hrs |
B777 | 999 call reporting small unmanned boat ashore in breaking surf at Marske. B777 tasked to search for missing persons while Coastguards investigated ashore. Boat's owner found safe and well ashore, preparing to recover boat from sea. |
| 10 |
17:35hrs |
B777 | Small boat with 3 persons on board, broken down near Huntcliff, Saltburn. Towed to safety at Saltburn. |
| 9 |
15:39hrs |
B777 | Kite surfer in difficulties in Coatham Bay near Redcar. "Leicester Challenge 2" launched to assist but surfer managed to return to shore unaided. Kite recovered from sea and brought back to lifeboat station. |
| 8 |
12:21hrs |
B777 | Windsurfer sustained dislocated ankle while at sea. Rescued and given first aid by crew and station doctor before transfer to hospital by paramedics. Lifeboat relaunched to recover board and sail. |
| 7 |
18:35hrs |
B777 | Launched at request of police to recover debris from capsized speedboat (see below). |
| 6 |
15:58hrs |
D419 | Launched to search for persons missing from capsized speedboat (see below). Teesmouth Lifeboat, Hartlepool Lifeboat, Hartlepool Inshore Lifeboat, Coastguards, Paramedics, Doctor, Police and Rescue SeaKing Helicopter in attendance. |
| 5 |
15:40hrs |
B777 | Launched to capsized speedboat with 3 persons onboard. Recovered 1 injured & hypothermic survivor from bow of sinking craft and one body. Second body recovered by Hartlepool Inshore Lifeboat. Later towed capsized boat to shore at Redcar into care of police.Click here to see BBC report of the rescue.Click here for press report. |
| 4 |
22:24hrs |
B777 | Fishing boat with 2 p.o.b.aground in River Tees on falling tide. Together with Teesmouth Lifeboat paid out fishing boat's anchor and evacuated crew to await incoming tide. |
| 3 |
18:17hrs |
B777 | Persons in danger of being cut off by incoming tide at base of Huntcliff, Saltburn. Crew stood down after persons returned to safety unaided. |
|
10:00hrs |
- | Fishing boat launching tractor broken down while recovering boat from sea. Lifeboat launching tractor used to tow broken down tractor to safety then recovered fishing boat to promenade. | |
| 2 |
11:18hrs |
B777 | Small fishing craft with 3 persons and a dog on board, broken down off Marske Towed to safety at Redcar. |
| 1 |
09:11hrs |
B777 | Small fishing craft with 2 persons on board, broken down in surf close to shore. Stood by while craft returned to shore using auxillary engine. |
