Blyth Lifeboat Station

RNLI Awards 2010 - Dallas Taylor of Blyth Lifeboat Station

The RNLI Council has amde an award to Mr Dallas Taylor, Deputy Lifeboat Launching Authority, and a member the Blyth Lifeboat Station Management Group, in recognition of his many years of voluntary work.

Dallas Taylor has served some 40 Years for the RNLI at Blyth Lifeboat Station, in various capacities. When Dallas joined the crew he served on the D Class lifeboat and crewed the Blyth Lifeboat ‘Winston Churchill’. Then during his years of service he became 2nd Mechanic.

It is interesting to note that Dallas started his voluntary service with the RNLI as a crewmember of the D Class lifeboat, the fastest class of lifeboat at that time and a class of lifeboat that, alough updated, is still in service today.

During his years as a crewmember he has received 2 vellum awards. In 1982 along with other members of the crew Dallas received a bronze medal fore a service rescuing 3 men from a trawler in a force 10 gale. The other award was, along with other crewmembers, for rescuing people from a shipwreck. In 1991 Dallas was also awarded a long service medal.

Dallas now serves as a Deputy Launching Authority for Blyth Lifeboat and also a Sea Safety Advisor on the North East Coast. His son Mark Taylor is following in his father’s footsteps as an RNLI crew member with Tynemouth Lifeboat.

Dallas said “I am pleased to have served the RNLI at Blyth for 40 years and to work alongside the dedicated crew”.

Mr D Taylor will be formally presented with his award at an event to be arranged later this year.

01/03/2010 00:50 *LAUNCH*

Date - Monday, March 1st 2010
Launch Time - 00:50
Incident - Blyth Lifeboat was called out by HM Coastguard at 00.50 hours Monday 1st March 2010 to search for an angler reported missing off rocks in Cambois bay to the East of the Port of Blyth.

The lifeboat was launched and along with other units from Blyth, Newbiggin, Cullercoats & RAF Boulmer searched an area known as the Rockers and the mouth of the River Wansbeck.

The angler was found and rescued by the Search and Rescue helicopter from RAF Boulmer and was then taken to hospital.

Blyth Lifeboat left the scene, returned to station and was made ready for service at 03.15 hours.

Video - Helmet Camera Footage from 2009

On exercise, Footage from a helmet camera, leaving Blyth Harbour on an evening exercise in 2009




20/02/2010 15:35 *LAUNCH*

Date - Thursday, February 20th 2010
Launch Time - 15:35
Incident - The crew of  Blyth Lifeboat were called out by HM Coastguard at 15.35 hours 20th February 2010 to avert the risk of a dog owner jumping into the cold water of the river near the Seven Stars Jetty Port of Blyth.

The lifeboat was launched at 15.41 hours and was at the scene at 15.42 hours. Fortunately the dog owner had not entered the water and there was only the dog to be rescued.

The crew were able to save the dog from the river and get the animal to its owner who was still safe on shore.

The lifeboat left the scene at 15.53 hours and returned to station. The lifeboat was ready for service at 16.04 hours.

Lifeboat Operations Manager John Scott said, “That the crew of the ‘Jennie B’ had done a good job and avoided the dog owner taking the risk of going into the river which could have been hazardous in the cold weather”.

Open Day 11/7/2010, Blyth Lifeboat Station

A date of Sunday 11th July 2010 has been set for our anual open day, more information including exact opening times will be posted here when available.

11/02/2010 01:17 *LAUNCH*

Date - Thursday, February 11th 2010
Launch Time - 01:17
Incident - The crew of  Blyth Lifeboat were requested to launch by HM Coastguard following reports of a person in the water in Blyth Bay.

As the crew were preparing the lifeboat for launch they were stood down as Police on seen had already recovered the person from the water.

The lifeboat was then rehoused and left ready for service.

02/02/2010 18:40 *LAUNCH*

Date - Tuesday, February 2nd 2010
Launch Time - 18:40
Incident - Whilst already lauched on exercise HM Coastguard requested that the Blyth Lifeboat conduct a search of cambois bay following a sighting of a distress flare in the area.

The Lifeboat conducted a search of the sea area as requested whilst a coastguard mobile unit and police searched the shoreline, mouth of the river Wansbeck and nearby boatyard.

The coastguard mobile unit spoke to several dog walkers and fishermen on the shoreline who confirmed that they had seen nothing for the previous few hours, after the area had been searched al units were stood down.

 The lifeboat returned to Blyth and was made ready for service again by 20:30

Video - Crew Training, Capsize & Righting

Video footage of Blyth Lifeboat Crew performing a capsize and righting exercise in 2005




Ladies Guild Christmas Draw 2009 - Blyth Lifeboat Station

The 2009 Christmas Draw was made at the Watch House Blyth Harbour on Wednesday 2nd December 2009.

A total of £936 was raised and the Ladies Guild would like to thank everyone for their support and wish to extend a Very Happy Christmas to all.

A list of the winners and prizes is shown below, please contct your ticket seller if you are a winner.

Blyth Spartans fans raising funds For RNLI

The crew of Blyth Lifeboat were called out by two Blyth Spartans fans who were on the last leg of a trek from Ballymoat, Co Sligo Ireland to Croft Park, home of Blyth Spartans. The two fans from Ballymoat needed to arrive before the kick off against Eastwood Town on Saturday 14th November 2009.

The two supporters from Ireland were met in Newcastle and escorted on bicycles to Croft Park by Blyth crew member Adam Dixon. They were greeted on arrival by other loyal fans along with a larger than life RNLI ‘Stormy Stan’.

The three day trek undertaken by Fergus Dowd and Thomas Bryant, pictured below with Stormy Stan, raised some £2,000 for the RNLI