Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team

Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team need’s your help......Please like and share help us spread the word.
📢Our recruitment closes in 7 days📢
If you are interested in applying to join the team but have not already done so, please email area13@mcga.gov.uk for an application pack.... 📟Volunteers come from all walks of life, the team is made up of men and women that live local to Penarth. 📟For further information please visit drop us a message via our Facebook page. Application closes on the 28th June 2019 and will not reopen for another year.
To Search, To Rescue, To Save.
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*inc#30 - 19th June - 12:57 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to assist South Wales Police Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan with water rescue, also with Penarth Lifeboat Station offering water support. Stood down when issue resolved by Police.

*inc#29 - 10th June - 00:58 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to person in water and to assist South Wales Police Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan along with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Stood down en-route as casualty pulled out of water by Fire Service and treated by Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.

📢Our recruitment period for this year has been extended until the 28th June 2019.
If you are interested in applying to join the team but have not already done so, please email area13@mcga.gov.uk for an application pack.
Volunteers come from all walks of life, the team is made up of men and women that live local to Penarth.
... You will be required to respond to a variety of callouts, as well as regular training sessions where you will learn new skills which include Water Rescue, Land Search, Mud Rescue, First Aid and participation in community safety events.
For further information please visit drop us a message via our Facebook page.
The requirements to apply are : ▪️You must be 18 or over ▪️You must hold a full driving licence ▪️Have daytime and weekend availability to attend incidents ▪️You will need to be in good health and pass a medical examination.
Application closes on the 28th June 2019 and will not reopen for another year.
To Search To Rescue To Save
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*inc#28 - 24th May - 01:03 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to setup, man & secure Helicopter Landing Site for Coastguard Rescue 187 inbound from Singleton Hospital with transfer paitent. Patient then transferred to Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust for onward transport to University of Wales Hospital.

*inc#27 - 22nd May - 19:12 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to 5 people cut-off by the tide. Barry Dock RNLI tasked to ferry casualties back shoreside to be met by our team. Staff at the Seashore Grill and Cafe Bar used a loudhailer to stop them from crossing the flooding causeway. All safe & well, safety advice given.

*inc#26 - 20th May - 01:09 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to assist South Wales Police Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan at the Barrage. Once on scene provided water rescue safety protection. Person safely in care of the police, we returned to station.

*inc#25 - 10th May - 16:57 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to a cliff fall near Penarth Pier outfall. On scene to find small (7 ton) rock fall, no one was injured. At present there are alot of overhanging rock with the potential to fall.
⚠️Please walk far away from the cliff base to avoid any rocks that may break loose.

*inc#24 - 4th May - 15:28 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to assist South Wales Fire and Rescue Service who were fighting a bush fire on the Island. We assisted by closing the causeway to the public until fire service brought the fire under control. Penarth Lifeboat Station circumnavigated the island to make sure all persons off the island safe & well, the causeway closed at 16.46 we were stood down and returned to station.... Maritime and Coastguard Agency Wales Online
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*inc#23 - 28th April - 17:20 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to setup, man & secure HLS for CoastguardR187, inbound from Ebbe Vale. Casualty transferred to Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust for transport to University hospital of Wales.

*inc#22 - 26th April - 12:50 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to assist South Wales Police Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan at Sully Beach, Swanbridge. Penarth Lifeboat Station & Barry Coastguard were also paged. The incident was resolved while we were enroute, all units were then stood down.

*inc#20 - 18th April - 10:09 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to investigate orange inflatable object off Penarth foreshore. On-scene to find the “Q”buoy off the foreshore had drifted approximately 200m upriver. With our findings relayed to Maritime and Coastguard Agency, we were stood down & returned to station.... False Alarm with Good Intent.
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*inc#21 - 21st April - 20:34 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to backup Chepstow Coastguard on River Usk, Millenium Footbridge to provide water rescue & bank safety to on-going police incident. Also tasked Gwent Police, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, HART, Severn Area Rescue Association - Newport Lifeboat Station and Severn Area Rescue Association - Beachley. Incident resolved safely, all units stood down 22:30.

Today we will be in Cardiff bay 12-3pm supporting the Cardiff Water Safety Partnership promoting water safety in Mount Stuart Square, (behind Bills restaurant) Emergency vehicles from ourselves and our colleagues South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, South Wales Police : Heddlu De Cymru. Feel free to come and say Hello 👋 meet the crews, pickup some information. Maritime and Coastguard Agency Wales Online
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Penarth Coastguard Rescue team are looking for new recruits:
Do you live in Penarth and have good daytime/nighttime availability? Would you enjoy being out in all weather's at all times of day and night?
... Are you aged 18 or over with a full driving licence?
Are you a team player?
If you can answer yes to these questions you might be just the person we're looking for. All you need to bring is enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and a sense of humour. We will provide you with all the training and equipment you'll need to become an operational team member on call 24/7.
Night time searches in a howling winter gale, water rescue, and mud rescues are just a few of the many and varied scenarios you might find yourself dealing with as a Coastguard Rescue Officer. You'll be trained in first aid, map work, SAR techniques, mud & water rescue and radio comms. The work can be physically demanding - i.e. carrying equipment to rescue sites and stretcher carries - so a reasonable level of fitness is required.
More information about the role can be found by following this link:
https://www.gov.uk/volunteer-…/what-to- expect-as-a-volunteer
To apply please email Area13@mcga.gov.uk to express your interest. The deadline for applications is May 2019
We look forward to hearing from you! Penarth View Maritime and Coastguard Agency
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inc#19 - 7th April - 09:28 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to Sailing vessel with engine failure off Lavernock Point, with an onshore wind and their anchor slipping. RNLI Lifeboats at Burnham-on-Sea out on exercise were tasked straight to the vessel. Penarth Lifeboat Station tasked both boats to the vessel and set up a tow into Cardiff Bay Barrage to be met by our team for safety advice, both persons onboard safe and well.... Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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*inc#18 - 27th March - 18:32 Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team Tasked to person in the water alongside Barry Coastguard, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and South Wales Police Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan. The kayaker in the water was assisted out of the water by fellow kayaker. Casualty in care of Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust suffering from effects from cold water all units stood down & returned to their station.