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Vessel Distress 25th July 2010

Lifeboat tasked to assist the vessel Aquaholic who had his anchor around his prop in Swansea bay. Once released the vessel made it own way under escort back to the Monkstone mariner where they were met by coastguards.

July 24th Spoken Word Mayday
Search carried out by Port Talbot and Mumbles Coastguards in poor conditions after Mrcc Swansea received the spoken words Mayday Gloria a search was carried out of every vessel in the area carrying that name. All vessels wheer found to be moored safe on their moorings.RAF Seaking 169 carried out a search of Swansea Bay with nothing found and with no indication of any vessel missing all units returned.

July 24th Male rescued on Aberavon Beach

Beach Rescue Aberavon Beach Rescue RNLI,Coastguard,Paramedics and Police

Tasked following a report of a car on beach and person in the water, Port Talbot Lifeboat also tasked Police on beach. During the search of the water line one of the coastguard crew radioed to say he could hear screaming near the Afan lido area of the beach. Coastguard then light the area of the screams with a Paraflare the inshore Lifeboat then quickly picked the male out of the water and ran him ashore were coastguards and lifeboat crews assisted in the recovery to the waiting ambulance while the casualty was being transported to the ambulance he was constantly monitored by a Paramedic who is also one of the lifeboat crew.

11th July assisted RNLI Lifeguards
Assisted lifeguards with injured male who had fallen on steps on Aberavon beach.

10th July Missing Child
Second incident of the day assisting RNLI Lifeguards with a missing 11 year old she was discovered safe after a short search.

10Th July Medi Vac
Child hit by surfboard while competing in the lifeguard competitions during the beach festival on Aberavon beach. RNLI Lifeguards give first aid and requested coastguard assistance the air ambulance was called but it was decided to take the child to hospital by land ambulance.

Learner Surfer receives injuries 8th July...(more photos see below)
169 Lands on aberavon beach

A young female surfer receiving lession was thrown into the seabed on Aberavon beach. RNLI Lifeguards were quickly on the scene and give first aid then placed the casualty in a spinal board. Coastguards were requested to set up a HLS and were also quick to respond as they were at the lifeboat station awaiting a visit by the Duke of Kent. Sealing 169 was tasked by the operations room at MRCC Swansea and took the female to Morriston hospital....more RNLI Lifeguards News release

Mayday vessel on rocks 20th June
Vessel reported being on rocks off Aberavon beach lifeboat lunched, coastguard tasked. Vessel towed to river Afan by a vessel from the small boat club before passing tow to the lifeboat.

Broken down Jet Ski 20th June
RNLI Lifeguards reported a broken down Jet Ski just off Aberavon beach. Lifeboat launched and coastguard unit tasked.

17th June Missing Female
Search for a missing female aged 73 by coastguards and lifeboat information later received she had been located safe and well ashore.

17th June Porpoise
Dead Porpoise washed up on Aberavon beach details taken and passed on for removal of the mammal.

June 12th Missing Person
Tasked at 03:00 to assisted police in search for missing male on Aberavon beach. Search of seafront,river and pier carried out nothing found returned to station.

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