2018
Rescues during 2018
The information on this page may not reflect the official annual rescue figures published by the RNLI.
Entries without an incident number are usually “good Samaritan services” carried out to help others in difficulty and which may not appear in the official figures. Maps are for information only and should not be relied upon.
| Incident | Time Date |
Boat | Details |
| 38 | 03:12 27 Aug 2018 | B858 | Police incident at Newport Bridge, River Tees. Resolved while en route. Lifeboat stood down. |
| 36 & 37 | 16:21 11 Aug 2018 | B858 & D786 | Two people cut off by the tide at Saltburn. Rescued and returned to safety at Skinningrove. |
| 35 | 17:41 08 Aug 2018 | B858 | Broken down boat off Skinningrove. Towed to safety at Skinningrove. |
| 34 | 10:32 05 Aug 2018 | B858 | Diverted from exercise to broken down boat between Saltburn and Skinningrove. Crew member boarded craft and resolved engine problem. Craft escorted until confident of engine performance. |
| 33 | 22:07 03 Aug 2018 | D786 | Person in the sea at Redcar. Rescued and landed ashore to waiting ambulance. |
| 32 | 17:33 02 Aug 2018 | B858 | Two children drifting out to sea on an inflatable at Saltburn. Assisted by RNLI lifeguards. |
| 31 | 19:45 21 Jul 2018 | Casualty-care trained crew assisted other emergency services with the evacuation of a badly injured person at South Gare. | |
| 30 | 18:42 21 Jul 2018 | D786 | Three persons cut off by the tide at Redcar. Rescued and returned to shore. |
| 28 & 29 | 21:44 15 Jul 2018 | B858 & D786 | Search for missing person in the Saltburn area. Nothing found after search by lifeboats and UK Coastguards. |
| 27 | 17:33 15 Jul 2018 | B858 | Reports of three persons on an inflatable drifting out to sea. Found ashore safe and well. |
| 25 & 26 | 00:21 09 Jul 2018 | B858 & D786 | Search for missing person in the South Gare area. Located by police helicopter and given casualty care by lifeboat crew until arrival of ambulance. |
| 24 | 14:29 07 Jul 2018 | B858 | Broken down boat. Towed to safety at Redcar. |
| 22 & 23 | 22:11 28 Jun 2018 | B858 & D786 | Search for missing person in the Saltburn area. Nothing found. |
| 21 | 12:51 25 Jun 2018 | B858 | Kayaker in difficulties in Coatham Bay. Found ashore. Given emergency medical treatment before evacuation to hospital. |
| 19 & 20 | 10:05 14 Jun 2018 | B858 & D786 | Recovered fatally injured person from base of cliffs at Saltburn. |
| 17 & 18 | 02:09 07 Jun 2018 | B858 & D786 | Search for missing person at South Gare. Found and transported aboard lifeboat to waiting ambulance. |
| 16 | 17:21 26 May 2018 | B858 | Yacht struck rocks at Redcar after engine fire. Towed towards Hartlepool and tow handed to Hartlepool ILB. |
| 14 & 15 | 13:34 25 May 2018 | B858 & D786 | Report of person in the sea at Redcar. False alarm with good intent. |
| 13 | 06:12 21 May 2018 | B858 | Person in the sea at South Gare. Rescued from beach and given treatment en route to lifeboat station. Handed into the care of paramedics. |
| 11 & 12 | 21:45 15 May 2018 | B858 & D786 | Red flare sighted near Saltburn. Search cancelled when confirmed as a firing from inland. |
| 10 | 07:03 07 May 2018 | B858 | Fishing boat with 3pob, broken down and drifting off Saltburn. Towed to safety at Saltburn. |
| 9 | 14:01 05 May 2018 | B858 | Report of kayak in difficulties off Redcar. False alarm. Launch cancelled. |
| 8 | 14:11 08 Apr 2018 | B858 | Fishing boat with 2pob. Prop fouled on rope. Rope released and boat towed to safety in River Tees. |
| 7 | 16:55 30 Mar 2018 | D786 | Launched to report of person in the sea at Redcar. Nothing found. False alarm. |
| 5 & 6 | 16:09 30 Mar 2018 | B858 & D786 | Both boats paged to reports of multiple people in the sea. Launch cancelled - others rescued the people involved. |
| 11:20 18 Feb 2018 | Casualty care given to 71yo man after fall down steps onto beach. | ||
| 4 | 19:35 12 Feb 2018 | B858 | Police incident at Saltburn. Resolved shortly after launching so returned to station. |
| 3 | 10:22 6 Feb 2018 | B858 | Fishing boat with 2pob broken down off Saltburn. Towed to safety at Saltburn. |
| 1 & 2 | 13:35 28 Jan 2018 | B858 & D780 | Recovered deceased dog from base of cliffs at Saltburn. |