LOG -

Note the number of Broads Events attended by the Hemsby Inshore Rescue Service. We need your ongoing support each and every year!

Terms defined:

Broads Rescue - denotes the shallow draft special build Florida Bass Fishing Boat style equipped for Broads Rescue work.

Hemsby ILB - denotes the Ribed Craft often seen in the inshore waters around the UK, this craft is equipped for Inshore Sea rescue work.

Each log entry denotes a call-out event where volunteers are paged to attend immediately to the staging area and attend to the rescue mission unfolding / presented for the Lifeboat crewmembers on call.

Be it real, false alarm or practice drill, each is mustered with a sense of urgency and life at risk by all crew members responding...this is their log.

8th April 2007: Hemsby ILB

ILB on Sunday Morning training exercise:

Paged by  Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to investigate reports of a fire at sea.

Nothing found.

12th April 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to assist Paramedics.

27th April 2007: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to search for missing person.

Person found ashore. ILB stood down

Working Area. Hemsby Gap - Scratby.

6th May 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Potterheigham to search for reports of person in the water.

Person found, Broads Rescue stood down.

13th May 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Acle to assist sinking boat.

Broads Rescue stood down before launch.

16th May 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to launch at Postwick to search for report's of person in the water.

Broads rescue stood down before launch.

2nd June 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to South Walsham to assist cruiser with engine trouble.

28th July 2007: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to reports of a dingy drifting offshore with person on board.

ILB stood down before launch.

29th July 2007: Broads Rescue

Whilst on training exercise

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to assist other units with a cow stuck in mud at St.Bennetts.

4th August 2007: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard to Cantley whilst returning from Beccles to assist Yacht with fowled propeller.

Yatch made safe and towed to safe moorings.

ILB stood down and returned to Hemsby.

25th August 2007: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to search for missing person

Person Found, ILB stood down.

26th August 2007: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to search for person in the water

Working Area; Hemsby Gap - Scratby

ILB stood down - (Thought to be Hoax call)

26th August 2007: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to search for 4 missing persons

Persons found, ILB stood down

26th August 2007: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to assist windsurfer in difficulty.

working area Hemsby Gap - Winterton

Windsurfer returned to shore.

3rd September 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to assist paramedics at salhouse

Broads Rescue stood down.

7th September 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Coastguard

Tasked to Catfield to person stuck in ditch.

Casualty airlifted to hospital

Broads Rescue stood down

9th September 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Ranworth to assist vessel out of fuel.

Medical Assistance required.

7th October 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Launch at Acle.

Broads Rescue stood down on route.

17th October 2007:

Paged by Coastguard

Stood Down on arrival at station.

21st October 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Catfield to search for missing person

Person found at Launch site.

Broads Rescue stood down.

22nd October 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Horning to injured person onboard cruiser. person transfered to Paramedics.

Broads Rescue stood down

1st November 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard.

Tasked to Salhouse to person threatening to enter the water.

8th November 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Marina Quay to reports of insesurely moored boat.

Boat found and made safe.

Broads Rescue stood down.

16th November 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Brundall to person in water. Person recovered.

Broads Rescue stood down before launch.

25th November 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to search Euro Centre - 3 Mile House for possible person in the water.

Nothing found, Broads Rescue stood down.

4th December 2007: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Euro Center for missing person.

Nothing found.

Broads Rescue stood down.

2nd January 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to person in the water at Hoverton.

Stood down before launch.

20th January 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to assist Fire Brigade to a boat on fire

& a search of the river.

12th February 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to person in the water at Norwich .

Person recovered safe & well.

2nd March 2008: Broads Rescue

Pager by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to capsized dingy at Filby Broad. Search for

person in the water, person found safe & well.

16th March 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to search for missing person at Braydon water,

nothing found.

19th April 2008: Broads Rescue

Pager by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to drifting boat 3 POB + 1 Dog. Boat located

and towed to secure moorings.

4th May 2008: Broads Rescue

Pager by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to person in the water at Wroxham.

Person recovered safe & well.

5th May 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to missing person at Sutton. Person located

safe & well.

5th May 2008: Broads Rescue.

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to assist police in Norwich.

22nd May 2008: Broads Rescue

Pager by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to broads cruiser on Braydon Water.

cruiser made safe.

3rd June 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to reports of a red Para flare seen around

Barton Broad, searched, nothing found.

15th June 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to assist Paramedics at Potter Heigham.

22nd June 2008: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to search for missing person.

Working area: Hemsby Gap – Great Yarmouth.

28th June 2008: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to assist inflatable dinghy.

Working area: Hemsby Gap.

15th July 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard.

Tasked to assist ambulance crews at Upton Dyke.

27th July 2008: Hemsby ILB

paged by Yarmouth Coastguard:

Tasked to search for missing person

Working area Hemsby Gap – Horsey.

28th July 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to drifting Boat at Wroxham

Stood down by Coastguard before Launch.

30th July 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to sinking boat at Marina Queys and search for possible persons in the water.

17th August 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to Whittlingham Broad to search for missing person.

26th August 2008 Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to inflatable

Working area Hemsby Gap – Newport Cottages.

26th August 2008 Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to inflatable

Working area: North Denes, Great Yarmouth.

21st September 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to assist drifting Broads Cruiser at Acle.

27th September 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to search for missing person.

16th October 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to search for boat stuck on rocks.

Working area: Great Yarmouth – Stokesby.

27th October 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to search River Bure for missing yacht.

Vessel found.

27th October 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to River Bure to assist person on sinking boat.

28th Deaceber 2008: Broads Rescue

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to person in the water at Horning.

10th January 2009 AM: Hemsby ILB

Paged by Yarmouth Coastguard

Tasked to possible person in the water

Working area: Hemsby Gap – Scratby Cliffs.

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