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21/10/05: Launch to assist 31ft yacht Golden Morn with engine
failure in vicinity of Pye End Buoy, 2 pob. Adverse head winds and
tide made it difficult for yacht to sail to Walton River. Yacht
towed to its mooring in the Backwaters.
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Callouts 2005
WALTON & FRINTON SERVICES 2005
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24/11/05 Launch after report of person, believed female in the water near Albion Breakwater. Person reported safely ashore soon after launching and lifeboat returned to station. Launch: 20:35 RFS: 21:00 Wind: NW 7/8 Sea: Moderate
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21/10/05: Launch to assist 31ft yacht Golden Morn with engine
failure in vicinity of Pye End Buoy, 2 pob. Adverse head winds and
tide made it difficult for yacht to sail to Walton River. Yacht
towed to its mooring in the Backwaters.
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15/10/05: Launch to 27ft yacht Pipedream, with propeller
fouled by fishing gear between The Naze and Stone Banks, 2 pob.
Fishing gear cleared by lifeboat and once satisfied that everything
was fine yacht proceeded to Titchmarsh Marina.
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28/9/05: Launch to assistance of 40ft yacht Callidus, 3 pob, with engine failure in strong winds in vicinity of Pye End Buoy. Casualty towed to Titchmarsh Marina. Launch: 16:45 RFS: 18:55 Wind: SW 6 Sea: Moderate
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27/9/05: Launch to assist 40ft steel hulled yacht Sea Scent, aground at Stone Point, 2 pob. On arrival casualty found to dragging anchors and aground on lee shore. Vessel towed clear and put on mooring in river overnight. Launch: 02:36 RFS: 04:34 Wind: SW 5/6 Sea: moderate
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03/09/05: Launched to assist with Clacton Lifeboat for searching of an over due jet skier off Point Clear. The skier was later found to have walked home abandoning his jet ski after he went aground. The search was then called off and both boats returned to station. Launched: 2103 RFS: 2205 Wind E/4 Sea: Slight with fog patches |
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2/9/05: Launched to a 28ft yacht Marie Louise II aground on the foulness sands and unsure of his position, Burnham inshore lifeboat was launched and located him high & dry on the bank. After talking to lifeboat crew & skipper of the boat it was decided that they would not refloat for another 4 hours & Burnham would return & make sure they refloated safely which meant we could return to station. Launched: 16:01 RFS: 22:03 Wind: NE 3 Sea: Slight
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28/8/05: Launch to assistance of yacht Eau de Mer, 3 pob, with fouled propeller one mile north of the pier. Yacht freed itself from obstruction just as lifeboat arrived on scene. Lifeboat checked that all was well and returned to station. Launch: 13:47 RFS: 14:21 Wind S3 Sea: Slight
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26/8/05: While returning from Clacton Air Show diverted to assistance of 35ft motor yacht Sun Cruiser, 2 pob, broken down off Clacton. Towed Titchmarsh Marina. Diverted: 16:44 RFS:20:40 Wind: SW 4 Sea: Slight
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20/8/05: Launch to assist 30ft yacht Astrid, 2 pob aground on Cork Sands ands listing heavily. On arrival crew member put aboard yacht to assist in refloating on flood tide. Yacht pulled clear and towed to entrance to Harwich Harbour, where yacht made own passage to its berth. Launch: 17:47 RFS: 20:51 Wind: N3 Sea: slight
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Ballistic, 4 pob in tow of Clacton Atlantic 75. Rib had broken down
off Holland Haven, the 4 pob being lightly clad with the prospect of
thunderstorms it was thought best to transfer to an all weather
lifeboat. Tow transferred off Frinton and rib towed to Titchmarsh
Marina. Launch: 21:15 RFS: 00:34 Wind: WSW 3 with thunderstorm Sea: slight |
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7/8/05: Launch to assistance of 30ft yacht Nikita 2 pob making water
thought at first through keel bolts, close to Barrow No. 2 buoy. On
arrival found that problem was caused by stern gland cap coming off.
Yacht stopped engine and repaired gland. Lifeboat escorted yacht
towards Spitway until yacht crew happy with situation, lifeboat then
returned to station. Launched:12:42 RFS: 14:42 Wind: WNW 2/3 Sea:sligh |
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30/7/05 Launch to assistance of 45ft Dutch yacht Trinath with 4 pob, including 2 young children, broken down in vicinity of North Falls, some 30 miles offshore. The yacht was making little headway under sail and concern was felt for the two children who had been reported as suffering from sea-sickness. Lifeboat reached yacht at 17.30 in the vicinity of the Falls Gap and began to tow towards Ramsgate. Tow transferred to Ramsgate Lifeboat in vicinity of Drill Stone Buoy and lifeboat returned to station. Launched: 15:43 RFS: 21:13 Wind: SW 4/5 Sea: Moderate |
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30/7/05: Launched after Mayday from a 23ft yacht Just in Time, 2 pob and one dog, dismasted one mile south west of pier. Yacht taken to shelter of lifeboat berth and mast, sails and rigging cleared and stowed before lifeboat towed yacht to Titchmarsh Marina. Launched: 12:47 RFS: 15:11 Wind: SW 4/6 Sea: Moderate |
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30/7/05: Launch to assistance of 30ft yacht Friday Smile, aground with 4 pob on Gunfleet Sands. Yacht refloated by lifeboat and towed to Titchmarsh Marian with damaged rudder. Launched: 01:46 RFS: 05:22 Wind: W 3/4 Sea: Slight |
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29/7/05: Launch to assistance of 37ft yacht Captiva of Hamble, 3 pob becalmed with engine failure in Black Deep near Black Deep 5 buoy. Towed to Shotley Marina. Launched: 14:38 RFS: 19:34 Wind: light airs Sea: Calm |
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18/7/05: An exercise had been arranged for the visit of Admiral Sir Jock Slater, Chairman of the RNLI Trustees Committee to the station. As the crew reached the lifeboat berth a mayday call was received from the yacht Salaam, which reported she was aground one mile south of the Whitaker Beacon on Foulness Sand. The yacht, which had one man on board reported she was pounding heavily and making water. The lifeboat launched with Sir Jock on board. Clacton Atlantic 75 and Rescue Helicopter 125 were also tasked. The helicopter reached the casualty first and out its winchman and salvage pump on board the yacht. When Walton lifeboat arrived Clacton lifeboat transferred two Walton crew to the yacht and the lone sailor was taken on board Walton lifeboat, which then towed the Salaam to Brightlingsea. The yacht was making water through her centreboard casing and continuous pumping was required throughout the tow. At Brightlingsea the yacht was beached on the town hard. Launched: 18:10 RFS: 22:35 Wind: WSW 5 Sea: Moderate |
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7/7/05: Launch after reports of capsized dinghy with 2 pob off Frinton. On arrival dinghy found to have made the beach safely.
Launch: 17:44 RFS: 18:26 Wind: NNW: 4 Sea: Slight
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5/7/05: Launch to assistance of 37ft yacht Ultimate Dream, 2 pob, dismasted near Whitaker Buoy, six miles south of Clacton Pier. On arrival two crewmembers put on board to assist the yacht’s crew in clearing the debris of the broken mast and torn sails. Yacht then towed to entrance of River Crouch from where it was able to reach a marina at Burnham under its own engine.
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Launch: 14:49 RFS: 18:49 Wind: SW 5/6 Sea: rough |
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21/6/05: Launched in response to mayday call from yacht Siesta with man overboard, position believed near Long Sand. Thames CG had no communication with the vessel after initial call, but Dover CG managed to establish some communication with casualty. Position was eventually established as being on Long Sand near Foulger Gat. Harwich lifeboat and Rescue Helicopter 125 also tasked. Helicopter arrived on scene and evacuated injured man in critical condition from yacht to Margate Hospital. Walton Lifeboat arrived on scene, got alongside yacht and towed her clear of the sands. It was only with arrival of lifeboat that the true situation became clear. The yacht had been on passage from Spain to Ipswich with a delivery crew aboard consisting of father and son from Scotland and a Norweigian. The yacht had grounded on the Long Sand and the father had gone over the side attached to a rope to attempt to find deep water and also to try and push the yacht off the sand into deeper water close by. At some stage it appears that the yacht’s engine was accidentally put into gear, dragging the man attached to the rope under the yacht and into the propeller. The Norweigian crew member went over the side with a knife and cut the man free. He was then dragged aboard the yacht with serious injuries. With the tow back to Harwich likely to take several hours the coxswain became concerned for the two men who were in deep shock, especially the son of the injured man. He therefore requested that Harwich lifeboat take off the two men in order to get them ashore as quick as possible. This was done and the men were landed at Harwich lifeboat station into the care of the police and ambulance personal. Walton lifeboat continued with the tow to Harwich berthing the yacht at the lifeboat station. The injured man died of his injuries shortly after arrival at Margate Hospital.
Launch: 05:26 RFS: 11:15 Wind: Variable 1 Sea: smooth
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18/6/05: Launch to assist 27ft yacht Vanity 2 pob with rudder fouled by fishing gear near Stone Banks Buoy. Crew member Simon Berry entered the water and freed the fishing gear from yacht, which was then able to proceed back to Titchmarsh Marina under its own power. Launched: 15: 44 RFS: 16:40 Wind: E1/2 Sea: slight
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Launch: 16:30 RFS: 17:25 Wind: SE 3/4 Sea: slight |
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15/6/05: While on exercise diverted to report of kite surfer detached from his kite off Connaught Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea. Upon arrival at position kite surfer had just managed to reach shore together with his kite. Lifeboat resumed exercise. Diverted: 19:31 Returned to Exercise: 19:57 Wind: SW 3/4 Sea: moderate |
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| 11/6/05: Launch to assist 10-metre Dutch yacht Opkikker aground on Long Sand with 3 pob. Customs Launch Valiant was close to position and sent its RIB to the yacht but was unable to tow her off the sands. On lifeboat’s arrival the yacht was seen to be pounding heavily and coxswain decided to attempt to tow yacht clear of sands at once. Customs RIB was used to connect towline and yacht was successfully towed clear of sands. The yacht’s propeller had been fouled by rigging and was therefore towed to Titchmarsh Marina. |
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Three other Dutch yachts that had been sailing with the Opkikker to
Holland from Burnham followed the lifeboat into the marina. Two of the
crew of the Opkikker had sustained injuries and they were checked
over by the station’s honorary medical advisor and taken by ambulance to
Colchester Hospital. While the lifeboat was at the marina another Dutch
yacht the Marinus with 3 pob reported that she was ashore on the
Pye Sand. The lifeboat made for the yacht, which refloated just as the
lifeboat arrived on scene. The Marinus was escorted to the marina
together with a third Dutch yacht. The lifeboat then returned to station. Launch: 19:58 RFS: 02:56 Wind NW3/4 Sea: moderate with heavy swell on sands |
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10/6/05: Launch to assistance of 32 ft yacht Carima with 5 pob aground on Long Sand, having damaged rudder. On arrival at position second coxswain and crewman put on board casualty using X-class inflatable carried on lifeboat and towline connected. Lifeboat then anchored to await flood tide. Casualty pulled off sands on flood tide and taken in tow to Titchmarsh Marina. During the tow the yacht’s damaged rudder was lost. On arrival in Walton River the Carima was taken to Halls Boat Yard ready for lifting out later in the day. Launch: 19:09 RFS: 03:56 Wind: NE 4/5 Sea: Moderate with heavy swell on sands.
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1/6/05: Launch to assist yacht Aelous of Essex 2 pob, with fouled propeller and rudder two miles east of the Naze Tower. A boat hook, which the owner had used to try and free the fishing lines, had also become entangled and jammed between the propeller and rudder. Attempts to free all the obstructions from the yacht were unsuccessful and she was towed to Titchmarsh Marina. Launch: 16:17 RFS: 19:40 Wind SW: 4/5 Sea: Moderate |
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1/6/05: A full scale search was launched after Thames Coastguard received
notification from Essex Police that they had received a 999 mobile phone
call about 03:30 from a vessel sinking off the Essex coast. Information
from mobile phone masts at Frinton and Holland Haven suggested the vessel
to be 3 to 4 miles offshore. Clacton Atlantic and Rescue Helicopter 125
were also tasked. Walton Lifeboat was asked to search from Medusa Buoy to
Wallet Spitway with Clacton Lifeboat searching close inshore. About 04:55
Walton fishing vessel True to the Core reported spotting a small
inflatable dinghy with two people, a father and son aged 17, on board
close to the Long Sand Head. They were taken on board the fishing vessel
and put in the wheelhouse to warm up, as they were lightly clad and the
son was showing early signs of hypothermia. They were airlifted off by
helicopter after confirming that they had made the 999 call and taken to
Colchester Hospital, being discharged later in the morning. Walton
Lifeboat made for the vessel a 55ft homemade motor cruiser called
Persistent Whisper, which was still afloat. Lifeboat salvage pump put
aboard vessel in attempt to clear casualty of water taken on board after
sustaining damage through going aground on Long Sand. However it was clear
that the vessel was too badly damaged to be saved and the lifeboat towed
her out of the main shipping channel and on to the Long Sand where the
vessel eventually sank. The vessel had left Maylandsea on the Blackwater
the previous evening and had gone aground on the Long Sand en route to
South Wales, the vessel being holed by pounding on the flood tide. Launch: 04:20 RFS: 08:56 Wind: SE 4 Sea: moderate
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24/5/05: Launch in response to Mayday from 38ft catamaran Indigo on delivery voyage from Norfolk to Southampton for shipment to New York. Casualty leaking in both hulls 4 miles south of Long Sand Head. Rescue Helicopter 125 and various merchant vessels proceeded. Helicopter put pump on board. On lifeboat’s arrival because of poor conditions winched second coxswain off lifeboat and onto Indigo, which was still steaming south west at 4 knots and was now several miles from original position. After water ingress controlled catamaran made for Harwich escorted by lifeboat and was lifted out of water on arrival at Shotley Marina. Launch: 1109 RFS: 1748 Wind SW 7 Sea: rough
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30/4/05: Launch to assist 40ft ketch Roaring Girl 2 pob, aground with heavy list at Stone Point. On arrival casualty hard aground on falling tide and after reassuring crew they were in no immediate danger lifeboat returned to station. Launch: 0613 RFS: 0720 Wind: SW 3 Sea: smooth |
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24/4/05: Launch to assist in search for overdue yacht Beata, which had left Bradwell in the morning, bound Ramsgate with one inexperienced person on board. The Beata had been in company with another yacht, which expressed concern to Dover Coastguard on arrival at Ramsgate. Several merchant vessels reported a yacht stationary or going round in circles near the Black Deep 7 buoy. Walton lifeboat launched to investigate with Margate lifeboat also launching. Walton lifeboat located the yacht in question and confirmed that it was not the Beata. This yacht reported that it had been in the vicinity of the Black Deep and had been waiting for enough water to cross the Sunk sand into the Barrow Deep. An expanded search area for Walton lifeboat was worked out but shortly afterwards the Beata was discovered aground near Margate, the person on board having got ashore safely. Walton lifeboat returned to station while the yacht was towed to Ramsgate by Margate lifeboat. Launch: 2108 RFS: 0020 Wind: NE 4 Sea: slight |
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16/2/05: Launch to 10 metre yacht Olaf with two pob. Rudder jammed three miles south of Walton pier and drifting towards Gunfleet Sands. Towed Titchmarsh Marina. This was the first service launch from the new wave break berth since it became operational in January 2005. Launch: 1023 RFS : 1351 Wind: north 3 Sea : Slight
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