The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at 23.35 hrs to standby and assist as necessary to help recover a possible casualty from the rock armouring on Sheringham seafront at high water.  The Lifeboat was also tasked to act as communications link as the Local Coastguard and other emergency services personnel went to the assistance of a young man who had climbed onto the rock armouring on the foreshore.

One of the Lifeboat crew climbed onto the rock armouring to assist the ambulance and coastguard personnel put the casualty in a stretcher before he and some over zealous helpers were finally removed from the rocks.

This was a very professional but unusual service, which again demonstrates the flexibility of trained lifeboat crew.

Helmsman          T Webster
Crewmen           P Wheatland, J Bennett, S Banks

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at 23.07 hrs to search for an overdue vessel the WIDGEON a 26 ft bermudan rigged yacht with 2 persons on board.  The Lifeboat was tasked to search in a westerly direction from the station at a distance of approximately ½ mile offshore.

The Coastguard also tasked Coastguard rescue units to undertake visual searches from high points and requested Wells and Cromer Lifeboats to launch in a co-ordinated search plan

The vessel was located at 23.45 hrs at the High sands off Wells.  The Wells Lifeboat was tasked to stand by the vessel and to escort her into Wells harbour on the early morning tide.

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at 11.30 hrs to standby the local fishing vessel ‘Lisa Dianne’ with one P.O.B. The F/V was fishing in Weybourne bay in variable sea conditions.  The Lifeboat was launched to standby the boat and escort her through the surf on her return to the beach at Cromer.

The F/V stopped hauling gear and decided to return to the beach early as sea conditions remained variable and unpredictable.

The lifeboat escorted the ‘Lisa Dianne’ to Cromer where she was safely beached at 12.10 hrs and then returned to station. 

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at 14.10 hrs to standby the local fishing vessel ‘Tom Kit’ with 3 persons onboard in order to escort the boat through the surf on her return to the beach.

Although the wind had dropped significantly overnight there was still some big swells running, which made the return to the beach potentially dangerous.

The lifeboat stood by whilst F/V was safely beached at 15.25 hrs and then the Lifeboat returned to station. 

Wind    E Force 2
Vis       Good   8 Miles    
Sea State  Moderate
Swell       1 ½  metre         
Weather Fine  - 5/8 cloud cover
High Water  10.05 hrs                        

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at 09.07 hrs to search for a ‘swimmer’ seen by a member of the public to be in trouble approximately one to one & half miles off the station. The Lifeboat was tasked to undertake a dedicated search pattern and Helio Rescue 25 was tasked to assist.  HM Coastguard search teams checked the beaches and used to binoculars to scan the inshore waters but nothing was found.
The search was abandoned and L/B was stood down at 10.35 hrs. 

Helmsman             P Wheatland
Crew                     N Grice, K Theodore

Wind    NE 3 Knots
Vis       Good   5 Miles    
Sea State  Slight
Swell       ½  metre         
Weather Fine  - full cloud cover
High Water  10.15 hrs                        

The Sheringham Lifeboat B 818 was tasked at 07.40 hrs by Yarmouth Coastguard to proceed to a location approximately 1½ miles NE of the station to assist the F/V BLUE BOY whose engine had failed and was drifting in the tide.

The lifeboat took the boat in tow and towed her back to Sheringham west beach where the boat and its single occupant was safely recovered.

Helmsman              D Hagan
Crew                      K Theodore, N Grice, J Bennett

The Sheringham Lifeboat B 818 was tasked at 19.10 hrs hours to investigate the partially upturned hull of a GP14 sailing boat found unattended on Salthouse beach.  It was thought possible that there may be people in the water and as night was approaching Yarmouth has tasked Wells Lifeboat and Helio Rescue 125 to attend.

Yarmouth Coastguard was in the process of tasking the Lifeboat to undertake a pattern search ½ mile either side of the upturned hull when the owner of the boat was located safe and well by the Cley Coastguard search and rescue team.  All’s well that ends well.

Helmsman              D Hagan
Crew                      P Wheatland, J Bennett & C Taylor

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at 15:00hrs at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard following a report by the local RNLI Lifeguards that a small sailing dinghy had capsized ½ ml North of Sheringham.

On arrival at the scene the Lifeboat found that the single occupant had managed to drop his sail and right the dinghy, but the dinghy was still swamped and unmanageable.

The Lifeboat took the sailor aboard the Lifeboat and the dingy in tow back to the shore to the West of Sheringham Lifeboat station.

The dinghy was handed over to the local Coastguards and the sailor, once checked over was reunited with his vessel.

Helmsman David Hagan
Crew Paul Wheatland, James Bennett and Kevin Theodore.

The Sheringham Lifeboat B 818 was tasked at 15.40 hrs by Yarmouth Coastguard to proceed to a location off Happisburgh where 9 divers had lost visual communication with their dive boat, which had dragged its anchor.

Happisburgh & Cromer L/B’s as well as Helio Rescue 125 were also tasked.

At 16.10 hrs Rescue 125 spotted 2 divers off Bacton who were picked up by Sheringham Lifeboat.  They were found to be safe and well but were somewhat tired and relived to be rescued.  They were taken ashore at Sea Palling their point of origin.  Sheringham Lifeboat was then stood down and returned to Station arriving home at 17.45 hrs.

Happisburgh Lifeboat, the first on scene, located & picked up the other 7 divers who were also found to be safe & well.

This was an excellent result for all concerned.

Helmsman        D Hagan
Crew                B Middleton, P Wheatland, & C Taylor

The Sheringham Lifeboat B 818 was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at approximately 22.00 hrs to investigate a small yacht seen approximately 1 mile offshore with no running lights.

The lifeboat intercepted the yacht and spoke with the crew who were quietly motoring into the flood tide towards Wells, unaware that they had no running lights on.  They expect to moor up about midday on Sunday 5th August.

Launched with good intent.

Helmsman              D Hagan
Crew                      A Webster, P Wheatland, & James Bennett

The Sheringham Lifeboat B 818 was on exercise when Yarmouth Coastguard tasked her at 11.00 hrs to investigate a capsized inflatable dinghy about one metre long, found on the east beach at Sheringham. 

The Coastguard beach team has established that no one was with the inflatable when it beached and the Lifeboat was tasked by Yarmouth Coastguard to search the inshore waters from Sheringham in a westerly direction as far as Weybourne.  Nothing found.

Helmsman              Bennett Middleton
Crew                      Nick Grice, Matt Blake & Jimmy Dent

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at 14.10 hrs at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard to locate and rescue a person seen to be swimming from the beach towards the horizon. 

The Lifeboat intercepted the swimmer, who was suffering from severe hypothermia, approximately 500 metres from the shore and took the casualty back to the Lifeboat station from where he was eventually taken by ambulance to hospital.

Helmsman              David Hagan
Crew                        Nick Grice, Matt Blake & Jimmy Dent

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at 12.00 hrs at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard and tasked to standby as police, coastguards dealt with a person retrieved from the water at position ½ mile east of West Runton beach access.

Two Lifeboat Crewmen went ashore with Oxygen and first aid kit, made a preliminary assessment, wrapped the casualty in a thermal blanket and stabilised him whilst awaiting the ambulance to arrive.

Paramedics eventually took the casualty away in an ambulance.

Lifeboat Crew:
Helmsman      David Hagan,
Crew:               Paul Wheatland, James Bennett, Matt Blake

The 34 ft yacht GILLEY was proceeding westerly about 1½ miles NE of the station when she picked up a rope round her prop, which her crew could not remove.  In an almost copycat incident of the 6th July 2006 two senior personnel at the Lifeboat Station observed this state of affairs, which they reported to Yarmouth Coastguard.  The Coastguard contacted the yacht and confirmed the serious nature of the situation and then tasked Lifeboat to assist. 

The weather on scene was deteriorating as winds picked up from WNW 5 knots to WNW 25 knots with an initial swell of 1-½ metres when the L/B took the yacht in tow at 16.50 hrs towards Blakeney harbour.

During the passage to Blakeney, the weather deteriorated significantly with the swell increasing to 2 ½ metres, which made the tow extremely difficult to control.   Although the towrope was lengthened on several occasions it eventually parted and was reconnected as the boats crossed the bar at Blakeney.

The Lifeboat took the yacht into Morston Creek where she was eventually anchored on an existing mooring.  This was an extremely good service very professionally undertaken by a knowledgeable crew.

Lifeboat Crew:
Helmsman Bennett Middleton, Crew: David Hagan & Andrew Webster

High Water 1200hrs
Weather Overcast
Viz  Moderate to good@5 miles
Wind  WNW Force 3 gusting Force 6
Sea State Moderate
Swell  1 1/2 metres

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at 10.05 hrs to undertake a close inshore search of ‘beach and bank’ from Cley Eye to Blakeney Point and thence into Blakeney pit and the creeks. 

The Lifeboat, alongside other emergency services, was tasked to search for a person who had gone missing some hours earlier.

The Lifeboat completed all of its searches but nothing was found. The Lifeboat was stood down, returned to station was re-housed and ready for service at 12.50 hrs.

The Senior Helmsman of Sheringham Lifeboat noticed that the 35 ft yacht Blue Celeste was apparently stationary although the tide was flowing.  He kept her under observation but was unhappy about her lack of progress and her position in the water. 

He informed Yarmouth Coastguard who contacted the yacht and was told she had picked up a tow round her screw (prop) and could not free it nor make way.

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at 11.50 hours to go to the assistance of the yacht to see what action could be undertaken to free the yacht and/or ensure the safety of the yacht crew.

The lifeboat was launched and came alongside the Yacht.  A crewman entered the water, cut the tow, freed the yacht, and then re-tied the tow. 

This was a very good service professionally undertaken by a knowledgeable crew.

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at 11.06 hrs to investigate an old abandoned raft seen floating partially submerged in the sea off the east promenade and posing a hazard to navigation.

The Lifeboat collected the remains of the old raft and returned it to the beach where it was checked over by a local coast guard team. 

The raft is believed to have been an old abandoned raft pushed into the sea by local youths.  The Sheringham Lifeboat returned to station was re-housed and ready for service at 11.30 hrs.

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at 11.42 hrs at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard following a 999 call; to go to the assistance of a F/V thought to be in trouble in deteriorating weather conditions off Weybourne.

The F/V was seen to disappear from view in a series of line squalls and the Lifeboat was tasked to investigate.

On arrival on scheme the Lifeboat found two F/V’s both head to sea stemming the tide (locally known as dodging!) in moderate to heavy seas as the line squalls past through - but perfectly safe. The visibility was reduced to zero in the squalls.

The Lifeboat was launched with good intent.

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard to search for a possible missing person.
The Lifeboat undertook a planned search from Weybourne to Beeston Hill and back but nothing was found.
The Lifeboat was launched with good intent.

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at 07.45 hrs to go to the assistance of TRADEWINDS II a 6 ½ metre F/V from Sheringham.  Since launching, sea conditions had seriously deteriorated with
1 ½ metre swells making the return to the beach precarious.

The Lifeboat escorted TRADEWINDS back to Sheringham and safely through the surf onto the beach.

The Sheringham Lifeboat returned to station was re-housed and ready for service at 08.45 hrs.

High Water 07.01 hrs
Weather Overcast
Vis 4 Miles
Wind E F 2-3 & increasing
Sea State Slight
Swell 1/2 Metre

Wind NW F 2-3
Vis Good 5 Miles
Sea State Smooth
Swell ½ Metre
Weather Fine
High Water 14.49 hrs

The Sheringham Lifeboat was launched at the request of Yarmouth Coastguard at 07.15 hrs to go to the assistance of the fishing vessel the ALISON KATHERINE - YH 845 whose engine had failed in deteriorating sea conditions. The Lifeboat was launched at 07.20 hrs and took the ALISON KATHERINE in tow back to Sheringham west fisherman's beach. The Lifeboat returned to station was re-housed and ready for service at 08.10 hrs.
"All is safely gathered in."

Fine weather, blue sky, 1/2 metre swell. Visibility good: 5 miles