Blyth Lifeboat Station

04/12/2011 14:00 *LAUNCH*

Date - Sunday December 4th 2011
Launch Time - 14:00
Incident – HM Coastguard called out the Blyth Lifeboat ‘Jennie B’ at 14:00 following a report of a woman at risk of falling from the Commissioners Quay Blyth Harbour into the River Blyth.
 
The Lifeboat was launched at 14:05 and reached the scene at 14:06. The Police helicopter was also at the scene. At 14:10 the woman was safely rescued by the Police before falling into the water.

Blyth lifeboat was stood down and immediately returned to station.

The lifeboat was made ready for service again be 14:35.

Blyth Lifeboat Station Operations Manager, Mr John Scott said ‘Due to the weather getting colder it is fortunate that the woman did not fall into the cold river water’.

Annual Lifeboat Dinner and Presentation of Certificates

The RNLI Blyth Brach held their Annual Dinner at the Spartans Hotel Blyth on Wednesday 16th November 2011.

Members of the Lifeboat Crew, Members of the Branch and their friends attended the event and enjoyed good company, good food and a good evening. Gordon Smith one of the guests gave a talk about old Blyth and illustrated his talk with many pictures of Blyth as it was many years ago.

During the evening Paul Mooney, the weatherman of BBC Look North, presented four members of the crew with certificates of competency in Casualty Care & First Aid awarded after successfully completing an RNLI training course.

The evening was enjoyed by all and raised £302.

12/11/2011 14:00 *LAUNCH*

Date - Saturday November 12th 2011
Launch Time - 14:00
Incident - HM Coastguard called out Blyth’s inshore Lifeboat the ‘Jennie B’ following a report of a woman at risk of falling from the Dun Cow Quay Blyth Harbour into the River Blyth.
 
The Lifeboat was launched at 14:05 and reached the scene at 14:06, rescued the woman from the river and took her to the lifeboat station pontoon. Police helicopter ‘India 99′ was also at the scene.

The lifeboat had returned to the station pontoon by 14:15 and handed the casualty to waiting police and ambulance.

The lifeboat was ready for service again at 14:25.

An RNLI Blyth Lifeboat Station spokesman said ‘The lifeboat crew training  helped to make this an efficient rescue and fortunately the casualty was quickly recovered from the cold river water’.

24/10/2011 10:48 *LAUNCH*

Date - Monday October 24th 2011
Launch Time - 12:30
Incident – Blyth’s inshore Lifeboat ‘Jennie B’ was requested to launch by Humber Coastguard to search for a jet skier after a jet ski, that appeared to have been washed ashore, had been found on the beach at Cambois Bay north of Blyth Harbour.
 
The Lifeboat was launched at 10:54, was in Cambois Bay by 11:05 am and commenced a search of the sea area off the beach. the lifeboat was later joined by the RNLI Tynemouth All weather lifeboat and the RAF Air Sea Rescue helicopter.

After an extensive search off the Cambois Bay area, the search was stood down after the jet skier was found at home safe and well after reporting to the police, today, that he had lost his jet ski at South Shields on Sunday the 23rd October 2011.

Blyth lifeboat was stood down at 12:54, returned to station at 13:06 and was made ready for service again by 13:40.

Blyth Lifeboat Operations Manager Mr. John Scott said ‘The lifeboat crew did a fine job in the strengthening wind and sea conditions, but it is a pity that the jet ski owner had not reported the loss of his craft when it happened on the Sunday’.

23/10/2011 11:45 *LAUNCH*

Date - Sunday October 23rd 2011
Launch Time - 12:30
Incident – HM Coastguard diverted the Blyth’s inshore lifeboat the ‘Jennie B’ from a training exercise to go to assist a person who was reported to be in the sea off Cambois Bay north of Blyth Harbour.

The lifeboat was at the scene at 12:40 and was shortly joined by HM Coastguard shore patrol, Police, Police helicopter, RAF Air Sea Rescue helicopter and Ambulance crew in the search.

After an extensive search by the rescue services off the Cambois Bay area, no one was found. The search was abandoned and the lifeboat stood down at 14:06 and as it made its way south across the bay to return to station the crew kept a look out for the casualty and returned to station at 14:35.

The lifeboat was ready for service again at 15:00.

Lifeboat Operations Manager Mr. John Scott said ‘The rescue services worked well together but unfortunately no one was found and rescued’.

02/10/2011 11:45 *LAUNCH*

Date - Sunday October 2nd 2011
Launch Time - 11:45
Incident - Approximatly five minutes after leaving a previous incident  Humber Coastguard called Blyth lifeboat to go to the assistance of the same small motor boat which had broken down again in the River Blyth near the Harbour Master’s Office. The lifeboat quickly reached the boat and went alongside. The two persons on the motor boat declined further assistance from the crew as they could get their boat to shore. Humber Coastguard then stood down the lifeboat.

The lifeboat left the scene and returned to station at 12:00  and was ready for service at 12:30.

Blyth Lifeboat Operations Manager Mr. John Scott said ‘It was good to note that the two persons on the motor boat were wearing lifejackets’.

02/10/2011 11:26 *LAUNCH*

Date - Sunday October 2nd 2011
Launch Time - 11:26
Incident – As Blyth lifeboat was ready to leave the scene of the previous incident, HM Coastguard called the crew to go to the assistance of a small motor boat with two persons onboard, which had engine failure in the River Blyth near the Alcan Terminal. The lifeboat reached the scene at 11:30 and after the crew had checked that no one was injured took the small motor boat in tow.

As the tow was proceeding the persons on the motor boat managed to restart the engine an asked that the tow be discontinued, as they now wished to go out to sea. The Lifeboat crew advised the two persons against going to sea and that they should be taken with their boat to a safe mooring. The two persons in their motor boat headed down river to go out to sea.

02/10/2011 10:55 *LAUNCH*

Date - Sunday October 2nd 2011
Launch Time - 10:55
Incident – Humber Coastguard called out the Blyth Lifeboat to go and assist paramedics who were assisting a person who had fallen from the rocks into the sea east of the East Pier Blyth Harbour.
 
The Lifeboat was preparing to launch to proceed on an exercise, when the HM Coastguard called the crew to assess the situation of a person who had fallen into the sea from the rocks east of the East Pier Port of Blyth. The lifeboat was immediately launched and reached the scene at 11.00 am. Also called to the incident was an ambulance and the RAF Air Sea Rescue helicopter.

When the lifeboat reached the scene at 11.00 am, the lifeboat crew were to transfer the casualty to the lifeboat station pontoon. The helicopter then arrived at the scene and landed at the rock edges and it was decided that the casualty be transferred to the helicopter and flown to Wansbeck Hospital.

Blyth Lifeboat Operations Manager Mr. John Scott said ‘Unfortunately people can loose their footing in rocky areas along the coast and sometimes fall, and we at the lifeboat station hope that the person has a good recovery from any injuries he may have suffered.’

29/09/2011 12:30 *LAUNCH*

Date - Thursday September 29th 2011
Launch Time - 12:30
Incident – Humber Coastgurad requested the immediate launch of Blyth’s inshore lifeboat following a report that a small motor boat with two persons onboard appeared to be having engine difficulty and drifting towards the beach in the north end of Blyth Bay.

The lifeboat was launched at 12:35 and arrived on scene at 12:37. After checking that the two persons onboard were safe and well the lifeboat assisted them to the shore and landed the boat where it was met by Newbiggin Coastguard Mobile unit.

The lifeboat then returned to station and was made ready for service again by 13:05

28/09/2011 20:53 *LAUNCH*

Date - Wednesday September 28th 2011
Launch Time - 20:53
Incident – Humber Coastguard requested the launch of Blyth’s inshore lifeboat following a 999 call from a member of the public reporting that a person appeared to be in difficulty in the river Blyth.

Blyth Coastguard mobile unit was already on patrol in the area on the south side of the river and proceeded to make the 7 mile journey the north side of the river by road.

The lifeboat was launched at 20:57 but was stood down soon after as the reported person in difficulty was found to be a local fisherman searching for bait.

 The lifeboat returned to station and was re-housed and ready for service again by 21:20.