Incidents

We are tasked by the emergency services, including HM Coastguaard, Fire & Rescue, Police and the Ambulance Services. Our teams are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Below are the callouts that we have attended.

• #83: Bewdley 05-08-20

  The Wyre Forest Team were called out at 1.30am, to support West Mercia Police with an incident on the River Severn Bridge at Bewdley, alongside Fire and Ambulance services.
  As the crew were assembling on scene, the situation was successfully resolved and we were stood down.

  5th Aug 2020

  5th Aug 2020

• #82: Cleeve Prior 30-07-20

  Crews from SARA Tewkesbury and SARA Wyre Forest assisted colleagues at West Mercia Constabulary on Thursday afternoon in moving a stolen vehicle which had been dumped in the River Avon downriver from Cleeve Prior, near Evesham. The vehicle was causing a hazard to boat traffic
  SARA were deployed to move the vehicle out of the main channel to the bank for later recovery.

  30th Jul 2020

  30th Jul 2020

• #81: Newport 25-07-20

  The team were tasked just before 1.30am to support Gwent Police with an incident on a bridge in Newport City Centre. The Lifeboat was stood down just before arriving on scene with everyone safe and well.

  25th Jul 2020

  25th Jul 2020

• #80: Newport 12-07-20

  The SARA Newport lifeboat crew was called out at 2230, to a person in danger on a bridge in Newport City Centre. They were stood down without launching just after 2300, as the person was safe.

  12th Jul 2020

  12th Jul 2020

• #79: Newport 06-07-20

  SARA Newport were called out at 0230 to a person in danger on the George St Bridge in Newport. Stood down once it was ascertained that they were not in danger of entering the water.

  6th Jul 2020

  6th Jul 2020

• #78: West Mercia. 05-07-20

  two boat crews from SARA Wyre Forest were deployed today to support West Mercia Police with a planned search operation. This remains ongoing at the present time.

  5th Jul 2020

  5th Jul 2020

• #77: Severn Beach cruiser 02-07-20

  A small cruiser making her way down to Bristol from Sharpness had suffered engine failure near Severn Beach during the afternoon, and run aground. SARA Lifeboat 1 was able to tow her to St Pierre Pill, where she could be safely moored. Chepstow Coastguard met us there and took over.
  By coincidence one of our coxswains was out his jetski in the area at the time, and was able to assist.
  This was the 100th callout for SARA Lifeboat 1

  2nd Jul 2020

  2nd Jul 2020

• #76: Beachley 30-06-20

  The SARA Beachley lifeboat crew were called again just before 10pm – our third lifeboat callout in 3 days.
  There was a report of a car having driven off the slipway at low water and multiple emergency services attended. SARA Lifeboat 3 was launched and searched the possible area of low water to Chapel Rock, and crew explored the end of the slip for signs of anything submerged.
  The crew was stood down after the Coastguard reviewed our CCTV, and ascertained that the vehicle had in fact driven back up and then away, so thankfully this had been a false alarm.
  Many thanks to all who responded to what was no doubt an honest report with good intentions.

  30th Jun 2020

  30th Jun 2020

• #75: River Severn at Aust 29-06-20

  The SARA Beachley lifeboat crew were called out at 2pm to support Avon & Somerset Police with an operation on the edge of the River Severn near Aust. SARA Lifeboat 1 was launched and stood by, close to the area to assist if required.
  Working with the other emergency services, the police were able to complete the operation from the shore and the lifeboat was subsequently stood down shortly after 3.30pm

  29th Jun 2020

  29th Jun 2020

• #74: Mouth of the Wye 28-06-20

  Both SARA Beachley lifeboats were deployed to the mouth of the River Wye, around 12 noon towards the end of the morning’s training session, to assist a vessel with 5 persons on board. She had had engine failure and was taking on water, and her crew had sensibly called the Coastguard with a ‘pan pan’ message.
  The ‘Casualty vessel’ had restarted the engine and made good the water ingress on arrival of SARA Lifeboat 3. SARA Lifeboat 1 arrived shortly thereafter and put a crew member aboard to monitor her on the passage back to beachley slip, under escort of both lifeboats.
  The crew then assisted with the recovery of vessel onto their trailer on a very busy slipway.

  28th Jun 2020

  28th Jun 2020