Multiple Coastguard Incidents

THE Bank Holiday weekend saw HM Southend Coastguard respond to multiple call outs and operations, including in Leigh and Chalkwell.

 On Friday, August 23 HM Coastguard Canvey and the RNLI Southend Lifeboat attend an unspecified incident at Old Leigh.

 The incident was reported as occurring at 11.18pm, with the team helping the Essex Police and East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust to deal with the incident with work continuing until 2am to ensure a “safe conclusion”.

 Mores incident occurred in the area on the following day.

 On Saturday August 24, at 5.15pm, the Coastguard were notified about a paddle boarder struggling against offshore winds.

 After their intervention, the person safely reached the land.

 At 5.45pm, a sunken vessel off Chalkwell was checked for trapped individuals with assistance from the RNLI lifeboat.

 It was later confirmed that all persons were accounted for.

 This incident followed earlier events, one of reports of a sunken vessel near Half Way House on Thursday 22, and one of an automatic distress signal from a vessel near Canvey, which turned out to be a false alarm with no person in danger.

 On Sunday 25, the team also returned to a suspected ordnance in Thorpe Bay Esplanade, later found to be harmless, as well as reports of two children on a paddle board being pulled away offshore. However, upon arriving on scene, it was determined the two people were competent swimmers with two swim tow floats.

 Later that day, the team supported in rescuing casualties from a yacht which had difficulties off Southend and was towed to the end of Southend Pier.

 Eventually, the casualties then made their own way back via the pier train and did not require further medical assistance when met at the dry end of the pier.

 The Coastguard Southend has expressed its gratitude towards helpful members of the public and continues to urge the public to call 999 for the Coastguard immediately if anyone seems to be in trouble near the coast.

Picture: The event in Old Leigh in the early hours. Pic: HM Coastguard Southend

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