THE MUMBLES

THE MUMBLES LIFEBOAT

ALB Shouts 2002

Date	Time	Weather	Crew	Details of Service
2^nd February 2002	10.02 12.23	W Force 8 - 10	Paul Leleu Garry Tanner Neil Chelley Graham Wright James Bolter Richie Webborn	ALB launched to report of Fisherman swept into sea off Porthcawl breakwater. ALB carried out search with Porthcawl ILB and Rescue Helicopter 169.
28^th February 2002	00.59 05.10	SW Force 8-9	Paul Leleu Garry Tanner Simon Evans James Bolter Graham Wright Richie Webborn Emma Mathias Steve Ace	Launched to Tug Hurricane which had run aground on Scar Weather Sand Bank 9 miles SE of Station. Escorted to Swansea Marina.
28^th May 2002	20.41	SW Force 8	Paul Clarke James Bolter Chris Jefferies Richard Jeffeires Ben Sheperd Russell Davies Robin Wolacott	Launched on service to report of canoeist in difficulty off. Stood down at 21.17.
1^st June 2002	10.37 13.08	SE Force 2	Paul Clarke James Bolter Dan Wright Richie Webborn Dai Thomas Russell Davies Emma Mathias	ALB and Port Talbot ILB launched for report for possible sighting of body in water 4 miles SE of Mumbles Head.
5^th June 2002	00.05 03.25	Light Airs	Brian Thompson James Bolter Richie Webborn Graham Wright Rob Tovey Dan Wright Russell Davies	Fishing Vessel Aranatha suffering with engine failure 6 miles south of Oxwich Point. Towed to Swansea Marina.
20^th June 2002	14.41 16.35	Variable Force 2	Mike Storey James Bolter Ben Sheperd Dai Thomas Richard Jefferies Chris Jefferies Rob Tovey	Sailing Vessel Box Dee with engine failure 3 miles west of Station
21^st July 2002	23.24 07.06	NW Force 5	Mike Storey Neil Chelley Richie Webborn Graham Wright Dai Thomas James Bolter	Sailing Vessel Button Blue with machinery failure 17 miles SE Station towed to Swansea Marina.
21^st July 2002	18.24 19.22	NW Force 2-3	Mike Storey Neil Chelley Graham Wright Rob Tovey Dai Thomas Dan Wright Chris Jefferies	3 Persons swept off rocks at Mumbles Head. 2 casualties recovered by ALB and 1 by ILB all 3 transported to shore.
9^th August 2002	12.45 15.40	N Force 3	John Balls James Bolter Richard Jefferies Dai Thomas Chris Jefferies	Yacht Lucy aground on sand bank off Swansea West Pier. Vessel towed off bank.
10^th August 2002	16.33 18.00	NE Force 3-4	John Balls Neil Chelley James Bolter Richie Webborn Ben Sheperd Dai Thomas	2 Divers reported missing off Horton and Port Eynon Point. ALB launched with Horton and Port Eynon ILB and Rescue Helicopter 169. Divers located by Horton and Port Eynon ILB in Port Eynon Bay.
11^th August 2002	20.25 22.33	N Force 3	John Balls Neil Chelley Steve Ace Emma Mathias Dai Thomas Robin Wolacott	Person fell off sea wall in Mumbles. Both ALB and ILB conducted search. Police Helicopter and Rescue Helicopter assisted in search.
2^nd September 2002	16.47 17.58	SW Force 3	Ian Firman Jimmy Quinn Richie Webborn Steve Ace Ben Sheperd	Boat on fire 3 miles NE of station. Both ALB and ILB launched to scene. ILB transported 1 casualty to shore. ALB took boat in tow to Swansea Marina.
16^th September 2002	16.38 19.57	SE Force 3	Martin Double Dave Ford Graham Wright Rob Tovey Ben Williams Richard Jefferies Emma Mathias	Fishing Vessel Diamond with machinery failure 19 miles SE of Station. Taken in tow to Swansea Marina.
20^th October 2002	16.28 18.14	SE Force 9-10	Ian Firman John Aldridge Neil Chelley Graham Wright Ben Donald Ben Williams Steve Ace	ALB and ILB launched on service along with Rescue Helicopter 169 to a surfer in distress off Caswell Bay.
21^st October 2002	18.54 23.45	SW Force 7 Gusting 8	Ian Firman John Aldridge Steve Ace Graham Wright James Bolter Ben Donald Ben Shepherd	ALB Launched on service with Horton and Port Eynon ILB, Rescue Helicopter 169 and Police Helicopter WO99. Surfer in difficulty half mile west of Rhossilli Bay.
25^th October 2002	22.08 00.51	NW Force 9 - 10	Ian Firman John Aldridge Steve Ace Garry Tanner Neil Chelley Graham Wright Russell Davies	Swansea Cork Ferry reported person in water 3 miles NE of Station. Police Helicopter WO99 assisted in search.
25^th November 2002	18.18 20.49	S Force 5-6	Martin Double Dave Ford Steve Davies Paul Clarke Ben Shepherd Dan Wright Dai Thomas Mathew Williams	ALB and ILB to carry out search after call of Red Flare in Swansea Bay. Rescue Helicopter 169 assisted.
8^th December 2002	17.27 23.20	E Force 6	Malcolm Gra Dave Ford Richie Webborn Simon Evans James Bolter Emma Mathias Dai Thomas	Fishing Vessel Neptune machinery failure two half Miles south of Oxwich Point towed to Swansea Marina.
24^th December 2002	13.19 16.30	SW-W Force 5-6	Martin Double Neil Chelley Richie Webborn Simon Evans Rob Tovey Graham Wright Ben Shepherd Dr Peter Davies (HMA)	Medevac off Ore Carrier Jan V, person landed at Swansea Marina.