The beach is fun and great to explore, but also can be busy and dangerous.
With some simple precautions, you can make time at the beach enjoyable and safe.
About the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
The Humber Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre is responsible for the co-ordination of Search and Rescue within the Humber area.
Incidents are both varied in type and complexity and include searches for lost and overdue vessels, persons lost overboard, evacuation of injured seafarers and sick passengers from both ferries and recreational craft, the evacuation of staff from offshore oil/gas related installations following collisions and other industry related problems.
Evacuations are generally carried out by Rescue Helicopters from the Royal Air Force bases at Leconfield and Boulmer and Lifeboats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, which are located strategically throughout the district. High on the list of requests for assistance are tows back to port because of machinery failure. This type of incident is still prevalent despite featuring widely in recent safety campaigns.
Due to the much varied landscape, coastal incidents occur in many differing forms including searches of missing persons, persons cut off by the tide, persons falling over cliffs, persons stuck attempting to climb cliffs, people stuck in mud, swimmers in difficulties, persons blown offshore on inflatable rafts and medical evacuations.
If you are in trouble...
- Remain calm.
- Try to float on your back, keep your arms under the water, and breathe steadily.
- Wave one hand in the air to attract attention.
- Shout for help.
- If you have a board or an inflatable, stay with it, it will keep you afloat.
- Do not exhaust yourself - if you are being swept out to sea - swim diagonally to the shore - not against the tide.
If somebody else is in trouble...
- Find the nearest lifeguard or call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.
- Do not attempt to rescue persons yourself unless you are trained in life-saving or rescue techniques, you could end up needing to be rescued yourself or cause more harm.
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