Christmas Day Callout For Tynemouth RNLI Volunteers
A late pager alert on Christmas Day meant that celebrations were put on hold as our crew members rushed to help a person in the water. Tynemouth RNLI inshore lifeboat was requested to launch at 22:06 by UK Coastguard’s Humber Operations Centre when Northumbria Police asked for assistance in rescuing a person in the river […]
Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat launched to search for possible distressed person
REPORTS of a distressed person led to Tynemouth RNLI all weather lifeboat being launched on service for the first time in 2018 on Tuesday night. UK Coastguard’s Humber Operation Centre requested the lifeboat launch at 19:55 after receiving a request from Northumbria Police for assistance in locating a distressed person who may have been at […]
Men In Cliff Standoff Prompt Launch Of Both Tynemouth RNLI Lifeboats
TWO men reported to be on the wrong side of railings at Marsden Bay, South Shields, prompted a rescue bid that included Tynemouth RNLI inshore and all weather lifeboats. UK Coastguard’s Humber Operations Centre requested the launch of the lifeboats at 21.33 on Thursday night after receiving a request for assistance from Northumbria Police who […]
Search For Possible Person In Danger
REPORTS of a person possibly in danger on a South Shields clifftop led to Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat launching early on Friday morning. A dog walker called police with concerns he had about a person near the edge of cliff at the Leas. UK Coastguard’s Humber Operations Centre were requested to assist and tasked the all […]
Joint Casualty Rescue Exercise With TVLB
Tynemouth RNLI volunteer crewmembers and Tynemouth Volunteers Life Brigade members carried out an exercise on board the fishing vessel Luc, alongside North Shields Fish Quay, simulating the extraction of injured fishermen from below decks. The exercise, carried out on Wednesday March 15th, benefitted both team by giving them an insight into each others different working practices and highlighted […]
Search For Vessel After Mayday Call
Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat returns to the Tyne after the search.A MAYDAY radio distress call received by UK Coastguard led to a search by Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat and a Coastguard Rescue Helicopter on Tuesday afternoon. The Mayday call was made at 14:45 by a person that stated they were on a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) called […]