SUNSET I

General information

Course/Position

Latest news

Medevac off Caldey Island

Tenby’s RNLI all-weather lifeboat Haydn launched on Aug 16, 2017, at 4.50 p.m. after a report from the "Stavros S. Niarchos" that a person had fallen, injuring their head in rough seas nine miles south of Caldey Island. The volunteer crew made best speed to the casualty vessel in rough seas and 35 knots winds whilst Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 187 from St Athan was also tasked. As the lifeboat reached the "Stavros S. Niarchos", the helicopter was also arriving overhead and began lowering the winchman to the deck to assess the casualty. The job was made harder by the ship’s masts pitching from side to side in the swell but the winchman made it safely to the deck. Whilst the casualty was being checked out, the helicopter pilot and lifeboat coxswain made the decision that due to the 3 metre swell and high winds, the safest course of action was to transfer the casualty in the lee of Caldey Island where there was much more shelter from the elements. Once in the shelter of Caldey, the lifeboat managed to get alongside the Stavros and take both the casualty and the helicopter winchman aboard. The winchman, also a paramedic, had decided that the injury to the sailor didn’t warrant an airlift to hospital and the casualty was fine to be taken the short distance back to Tenby by lifeboat. The winchman was then lifted back off the deck of the lifeboat by the helicopter, which then made its way back to base and the Haydn Miller made its way back to Tenby where the casualty was checked over by the awaiting paramedics before being released. Report with photos: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2017/august/16/haydn-miller-launched-after-sailor-injures-head-on-tall-ship

Medevac off Brixham

The Berry Head Coastguard and the Torbay Lifeboat took part in the rescue of an injured woman from the "Stavros S. Niarchos" on May 5, 2015. They were called just after midnight afer the woman fell and broke her arm in three places. The ship was enroute from Dartmouth to Cherbourg The lifeboat took the casualty and one other person off and brought them to the lifeboat pontoon in Brixham harbour where an ambulance was waiting. The Coastguard assisted with the transfer of the woman into the care of the paramedics.

Tall ship transports Olympic flame to Dover

The Olympic flame travelled on a funicular railway and visited the entrance to the Channel Tunnel before sailing on a tall ship into Dover on day 61 of the torch relay. Another highlight saw the flame take a trip on a tall ship in the channel after being delivered by an RNLI lifeboat from Samphire Hoe. It was then due to be switched to a second lifeboat but bad weather prevented the handover and the tall ship had to struggle into Dover harbour.