2009 ILB Services
TUESDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER Weather Clear Wind N F4
Diverted from exercise 2000 Back on Station 2100
The ILB & ALB was diverted from exercise by the Coastguard to search the area of Elizabeth Castle for a missing person that had been reported to the police. The ALB searched the eastern side while the ILB searched the more rocky western side. After an hour of searching and nothing found the ALB & ILB were stood down.
WEDNESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER Weather Squally Wind N F6
Crew assembled 0850 Back on station 1115
The ALB & ILB was called again to continue the search for the missing person. This time the search was on the western side of St Aubins Bay all the way to La Corbiere lighthouse. The search had been scaled up by this time and the St Catherine's Lifeboat and Air Search One were also called and a thorough shoreline search was conducted around the Island. Eventually, with the Coastguard unable to obtain any confirmation that the missing person had entered or even been near the coast, and a thorough coastline search having been carried out the sea search side of things was called off.
TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER Weather Fine Wind 0
Launched 1530 back on station 1600
The ILB was called to a female swimmer suffering from the first stages of hypothermia. The swimmer had got into difficulties off Icho Tower when a passing fishing boat spotted her and pulled her onboard. The fisherman (being a fireman) recognized the signs and symptoms and so promptly called for assistance. The ILB arrived very shortly after the Fire Service Rescue boat and it was decided that, being the quicker of the two rescue vessels, the ILB should take the woman back to St Helier and a waiting ambulance.
Click here to see a position of where the swimmer was swimming.
WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER Weather FINE Wind N F1
Launched 1400 Back on station 1800
The ALB was tasked along with St Catherine's Lifeboat and Channel Islands Air Search to look for an overdue fishing vessel. The search was concentrated on Jersey's north coast as this is believed to be where the fisherman fished. Throughout the night and into the morning the Lifeboats searched the area with unfortunately nothing found except flotsam. The ALB was tasked to do a slow search back to St Helier at 0930 this morning. The ILB was called to carry on the search at low water. The ILB searched the north coast. A body has been recovered.
THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER Weather FINE Wind F1
Diverted from exercise 1930 Returned to exercise 2015
While on exercise, the ILB was called by the Coastguard to reports of flashing touches on the causeway of Elizabeth Castle. The ILB was within the main harbour at the time so made best speed to the area and was on scene within 5 minutes. The ILB crew spotted the lights and found two young lads stranded on the castle slipway. The ILB picked them up and returned them to St Helier.
MONDAY 7TH DECEMBER Weather SQUALLY Wind W F6/7
Jersey Coastguard received a call from the Police to say they had found a persons clothing on the beach at West Park along with an empty bottle of spirits. It was then revealed that the clothing was not found on the beach but in one of the car park shelters. The call was cancelled before the ILB launched
Click here to see the position of where the clothing was found.
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