Port Talbot Coastguard

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March 6th Vessel Distress
Tasked to take details of vessel broken down off aberavon beach lifeboat took vessel under tow to river afan moorings.

March 3ed Missing Female
Tasked to search for a missing female. Search of Aberavon beach carried out crews stood down after information from police the female had left the seafront in a taxi.

Feb 17th Missing person
Tasked to search for a missing male. Search of Aberavon beach and piers carried out crews stood down after information from police the male had returned home safe.

Feb 1st Police Assistance
Tasked to give assistance to the police with a male who had threatened to jump from the M4 motorway bridge. Paramedics, Fire service, and lifeboat also put on stand by and the motorway closed to traffic. The distressed male later came off the bridge and all units then stood down.

Jan 23ed Broken Down Vessel
Vessel with engine problems off deep water harbour taken under tow by the port talbot lifeboat to river afan.

Casualty Assessment from 1st Jan 2009

Casualty Assessment from 1st Jan 2009 - Jan 1st 2010.

Civil assistance 2
Medi Vac 5
Mud 1
missing person 4
Person in water 2
Bridge 1
Aircraft 1
Vessel 8
Despondent 2
Investergation 4
Hoax/good in 2
cut off 1
missing child 2
Ordanace 1
Body Recovery 2
animal 2
Total 39

Casualty Assessment 2000 - 2009

Vessels 67
Mud 1
Civil Assistance Fire 1
Civil Assistance Flood 2
Civil Assistance Snow 1
Hoax inc good intent 43
Person in Water/Despondent/Bridge 128
Missing Child 34
Body Recovery 8
Medi Vac 32
Animal /Mammal 16
Air Bed 3
Jet Ski 6
Vehicle on Beach 9
Pollution 3
Cut off by tide 7
Canoeist 4
Children playing chicken 4
Ordnance 5
Other inc aircraft 12
Total 386

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the MCA's Infoline is available 24 hours a day on: Tel: 0870 6006505 or write to:
MCA Infoline, Tutt Head, Mumbles, Swansea, West Glamorgan SA3 4HW.
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