Our control centre Milford Haven Coastguard requested our assistance in in searching for a high risk missing person. After liaising Avon and Somerset Police. We were told that the person had been found.
An individual on a mobility scooter became stranded on the beach. Burnham Coastguard & BARB assisted and safely returned both the gentleman and his scooter home.
Our team were tasked to reports of 6 people in the mud south of Burnham jetty. Our hovercraft was prepared for launch and our flood team kitted up. All persons were able to able to make their own way to safety.
BARB was page to reports of 3 persons in the mud near to Burnham Pavilion. On arrival our team were able to guide them back to safety
Our flood team was deployed to Shepton Mallet Fire Station after the river had burst its banks which was declared a Major Incident.
The first call-out of the year for BARB’s volunteers. An unlucky walker was caught out by a mud bar that runs along the beach by the Burnham Lower Lighthouse where she had lost her footing and become stuck. Her husband raised the alarm and the…
Our volunteers were called out by HM Coastguard at 7pm last night alongside Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team and Weston-Super-Mare Coastguard Rescue Team following reports of a woman struggling in mud on Brean beach. Our hovercraft was driven to the beach and stood by while our…
On Tuesday, August 9, our crew was called out by Coastguards to assist in the search for a missing person. Fortunately, the person was quickly found and no further action was required. Both positive outcomes with great multi-agency team working. Always call 999 and ask…
Our volunteers were called out by HM Coastguard at 12.17pm to assist a person stranded in mud on Weston beach alongside Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team and Weston-Super-Mare Coastguard Rescue Team. Our hovercraft crews were en route to Weston when we received the welcome news that…
BARB CALL-OUT #13: Monday July 13th. An early start for our volunteers, who were called out by HM Coastguard at 2.17am to assist a person stranded in mud on Weston beach alongside Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team and Weston-Super-Mare Coastguard Rescue Team. Our hovercraft crews were…
Our volunteers were called out by HM Coastguard at 11.47pm to assist in the search for a missing person in Brean. Our search teams and one of our hovercraft gathered in Brean where we received inital search area information from Coastguards. Our hovercraft was launched…
Our volunteers were called out by HM Coastguard at 3.42pm this afternoon to reports of a person stuck in knee-deep mud on Burnham beach near the Pavilion. As the person was fully stuck in a large area of mud and very soft sand with a…
BARB CALL-OUT #08: Saturday May 21st. Our volunteers were called out by HM Coastguard at 7.40pm this evening to reports of two people in potential difficulty in mud on Burnham beach towards the lower lighthouse. After the team confirmed the location using binoculars, both our…
Our volunteers were called out by HM Coastguard at 10.38pm on Monday May 16th to assist in the search for a missing person. The team assembled at our seafront station before assisting Coastguard teams from Burnham and Weston alongside Avon & Somerset Police with foot…
BARB’s crew was called to Weston beach today to assist a bomb disposal team investigate a possible ordnance device found in the mud. A Royal Navy bomb disposal team from Plymouth, Weston Coastguard and the BARB hovercraft team were called to the beach north of…
BARB CALL-OUT #04: April 15. Our volunteers were called out at 4pm due to concern for a woman stuck in mud on Burnham beach. As our team gathered at our station alongside Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team in readiness to launch our hovercraft, the positive news…
Our volunteers were called away from their Valentine’s Day evenings at 8.41pm to search for a missing person alongside Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team, Weston-Super-Mare Coastguard Rescue Team and Avon and Somerset Police. Both our hovercrafts were quickly launched on Burnham beach to carry out a…
BARB’s crews were called out at 8.36am to search for a missing person alongside Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team and RNLI Lifeboats at Burnham-on-Sea. Fortunately, the person was safely found as our crew arrived at the BARB station and were stood down. A good outcome.
The first call-out of the year for BARB’s volunteers was a request for our inshore rescue boat team to help Secret World Wildlife Rescue with a wildlife rescue. A stranded swan had become trapped in discarded fishing line on the fishing ponds at Combwich, near…
BARB’s volunteers were called to Weston beach at 10.09am by Coastguards on Friday morning to assist a woman and child in difficulty in mud. Both BARB’s hovercraft were driven to Weston and one was launched on the beach near the Grand Pier to help Coastguards…
Our volunteers were called to Weston beach at 10.19pm on Saturday night to assist Coastguards, Police and the RNLI at an incident next to the Grand Pier. A person in a distressed state was reported to be stuck in mud. The BARB hovercraft was driven…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards at 3.07pm after two people had become stuck in knee deep mud south of Burnham’s jetty. The father and child who were unfamiliar with our beaches were out exploring when they encountered thick mud that had quickly trapped…
Called to assist with multi agency incident. No further details.
Called to assist SWASFT with medical incident in Burnham
An early morning call-out for BARB’s volunteers when our pagers were sounded at 1.18am to assist Coastguards in the search for a person in distress along one of the paths to Berrow beach. Once initial contact was made by the Coastguards, two members of the…
BARB’s team of volunteers was called out by Coastguards to the seafront near Burnham Yacht Club at 12.21pm to assist in a medical incident where a child had suffered a head injury in a fall down the sea wall steps. Our team, who are trained…
Our volunteers were called out at 5.50pm to Berrow beach by Coastguards where a girl was reported to have gone missing by her parents. The family group had been together and the youngster had walked on ahead and at some point left the beach. While…
BARB CALL-OUT #24: August 10. BARB’s volunteers were called out at 1.58pm to Brean beach by Coastguards where the beachwarden had reported a lady stuck in knee-deep mud. She had attempted to help her daughter reach their dog after it had got stuck and been…
The BARB team was called out by Coastguards at 4.48pm to Brean beach after reports of a family in difficulty in mud with the tide incoming nearby. Due to the potential seriousness of the incident following multiple 999 calls, we were called alongside Coastguards from…
BARB’s volunteers were called at 17:06 to assist Avon and Somerset Police with searching for a missing person. Thankfully as our teams were just about to start their search instructions, the person was reported found safe & well, with this information our team were able…
A late night call-out for BARB’s volunteers when the team was called to Brean at 11.08pm on Saturday night by Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team alongside the RNLI and the Coastguard helicopter, following a 999 call reporting someone drowning in the sea. The 999 call had…
BARB’s volunteers were called at 6.11pm to assist Burnham Coastguards with an incident on Brean beach. Two adults were reported by the beach warden to be struggling in mud with an incoming tide nearby and therefore BARB’s hovercraft was called in case a rescue was…
BARB’s volunteers were called at 3.37pm to assist Burnham Coastguards with an incident on Burnham beach. A mobility scooter user had got stuck in mud near the low lighthouse and, after the lady had been helped free by the Coastguards, further assistance was required from…
An early wake-up call for BARB’s volunteers today at 3.36am when we were tasked by Coastguards with searching for a missing person on Brean beach. The person was reported to be in difficulty in the mud and, as such, our hovercraft teams were tasked immediately…
BARB’s volunteers were called to Weston beach on Monday by Coastguards amid concern for a dog walker and his pet. The dog had run off into the mud and had been struggling near the tideline at low tide. Our hovercraft travelled by road to Weston…
Our team was called out by Coastguards at 2.15pm today to Burnham beach where a lady was stuck knee-deep in mud near the Pavilion while reaching her dog. The RNLI Lifeguards had spotted the lady and alerted the passing Coastguard patrol vehicle to the lady’s…
Our team was called out at 2.50pm today to Berrow where the beach warden had reported a car stuck in soft sand at the top of the beach. Our crew used spades and waffle boards before towing the VW Touran free. The grateful owners, who…
Our team was called out at 9am today to Berrow beach after several walkers dialled 999 for the Coastguard amid concern for the welfare of a man who was seen wading across the mudflats in an attempt to reach the sea. A BARB hovercraft was…
The team was called out at 5.27pm to Brean beach when the beach warden reported a car was stuck in soft sand at the top of the beach. Our crew used spades and waffle boards before towing the Audi free. The grateful owners, who were…
Our volunteers were called out to Brean beach at 5.45pm to assist Coastguards in the search for a missing child. Our team of 20 is often deployed during searches like this to quickly boost numbers on the ground and saturate a large area. Fortunately, as…
Our volunteers were called out to Brean beach for a second time of the day, at 7.29pm, when the beach warden reported a car was stuck in soft sand at the top of the beach. Our crew used spades and waffle boards to free the…
Our team was called out by Brean’s beach warden at 12.49pm to assist the driver of a Ford Fiesta car whose vehicle had become stuck on a footpath in soft sand. The driver, who was unfamiliar with the area, had become disoriented overnight and found…
Our team was tasked to Brean beach at 4.08pm to assist Burnham Coastguards after concerns were raised by the beach warden about three children wading through mud. The warden had spotted the three girls a long distance down the beach with a fast incoming tide…
BARB’s volunteers were tasked with assisting Burnham and Weston Coastguards when three people were reported to be potentially stranded in kayaks on the north side of Brean Down. BARB’s hovercrafts were driven by road from Burnham to Uphill beach and then launched from the sands…
BARB’s hovercrafts were called out at 5.19pm by Coastguards to help two persons attempting to reach the sea at low tide on Berrow beach. They had been seen by a beach walker heading out past the Berrow shipwreck and through soft sand and mud to…
BARB was called out at 12.07pm to reports of a dolphin stranded on the beach at Brean. After consulting with HM Coastguard and Brean’s beachwarden, BARB sent several of its trained Marine Mammal Medics to the beach. A beach walker had come across a two-metre…
BARB crew was called out at 12.56pm today to a car stranded on the beach at Brean. A small group of our volunteers quickly freed the vehicle using spades and other equipment.
BARB’s crews were called out by HM Coastguard at 12.53pm to help with a medical evacuation on Brean Down. The team headed to Brean Down where a walker had slipped on wet ground and suffered a suspected broken leg. The BARB team were quickly…
A team of marine mammal medics from Burnham’s BARB Search & Rescue was called to a dolphin stranded on Sand Bay beach near Weston this morning. The six foot common dolphin had washed up on the high tide and was stranded several hundred metres from…
BARB was called out this morning by HM Coastguard after a child was reported to be stuck in knee-deep mud on Burnham beach near the Pavilion. Our volunteers took one of our hovercrafts to the beach ready to launch if needed while a truck was…
BARB was contacted by Brean’s beach warden at 4.40pm to help a family whose campervan had become stranded at Brean Cove. Our volunteers headed to the scene in BARB’s trucks, all wearing PPE, after confirming the details with HM Coastguard. The stranded vehicle was near…
BARB’s volunteers were contacted by a walker to help a couple rescue their dog stuck in mud on Burnham beach. Our team, who were already at our seafront station for training, contacted the Coastguard to alert them and we were then tasked by them to…
Our volunteers were called out at 7.16pm for an ‘immediate launch’ of our hovercraft by HM Coastguard following concerns about a woman in difficulty on Weston Beach. One of our hovercrafts was quickly readied for the trip by road to Weston and left Burnham within…
Our volunteers were tasked at 4.30pm to assist Burnham Coastguards with investigating a stranded dinghy with two people onboard on Stert Island. Our team quickly gathered at our seafront station and our two hovercrafts were driven to Burnham beach. The Spirit of Lelaina II hovercraft…
Our volunteers were tasked at 4.20pm to assist Weston and Burnham Coastguards with a person reported to be stuck in mud on Weston beach by the Grand Pier. Our team quickly gathered at our seafront station and our two hovercrafts were driven by road to…
BARB’s crews were called out at 12pm by Coastguards to assist in the rescue of a young lady stuck in mud with an incoming tide on Brean beach. Our hovercraft was launched from Burnham beach and was quickly on scene to assist Burnham and Weston…
BARB’s crews were called out by Coastguards to assist the driver of a stranded ice cream van on Burnham beach. The vehicle’s wheels had sunk into the soft sand near the jetty after a heavy rain storm. The jetty supervisor contacted Coastguards for help and…
We were called out at 11.18am by HM Coastguard to assist in the search for a missing person. A vulnerable elderly person had been reported missing on the border of Berrow and Brean. Police units were already conducting a search and to help bolster the…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards at 8.02pm following a report from a beach walker that two children were stuck in mud on Brean beach with an incoming tide. Both our hovercrafts were immediately launched from Burnham beach and were quickly on scene. The…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards at 2.30pm to assist in the rescue of two people stuck in mud at Brean. The two young ladies had been trying stand-up paddle boarding for the first time and unfortunately had got into difficulty in the mud…
Two kayakers were flown to safety on BARB’s rescue hovercraft and Coastguards at Brean beach this afternoon. The beach warden raised the alarm at 2.45pm after spotting a man and woman in mud about half a mile from the top of the beach on the…
Our volunteers were called to an ice cream van that was briefly stuck in mud on a local beach. Fortunately, the vehicle managed to self rescue as we were arriving.
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards this morning at 11.43am following concern for a woman stuck in mud on Brean Beach with the sea incoming around her. This was a highly time-critical incident and our team quickly took our hovercraft to the scene. Fortunately,…
BARB’s Marine Mammal Medics were contacted by Brean Parish Council’s beach manager at 10am regarding a mammal stranded on the tideline on the beach. BARB attended the scene and quickly found a porpoise which was sadly deceased and had several injuries on its body, possibly…
Our volunteers were called to Brean Down at 1.50pm by HM Coastguard to join a multi-agency search for a missing person. Two teams of BARB volunteers were tasked with carrying out a foot search alongside Burnham Coastguard. We searched the foot of Brean Down and…
Our volunteer crewmembers were called out at 2.55pm today to assist Coastguards in the rescue of a dog walker who was reported to be stuck in soft sand and mud on Burnham beach. BARB’s Spirit Of Lelaina 2 hovercraft was quickly launched from Burnham’s main…
Our crews were tasked at 5.22pm by Coastguards to reports of a person struggling in mud around the Knightstone area of Weston beach. One of BARB’s hovercrafts was sent immediately to the scene, alongside Weston and Clevedon Coastguards, and Avon Fire & Rescue’s FireFly hovercraft….
Our crews were called out by Coastguards at 2.34pm amid concern for the welfare of several people in mud on Berrow beach. Our hovercraft launched from Burnham beach and flew along the coastline to Berrow where two youngsters and an adult were helped from the…
BARB’s volunteer crewmembers were called out at 4.03pm by HM Coastguard following reports of a person in the mud in Weston bay spotted by the Weston Seafront Rangers. Two mud rescue technicians from Weston-Super-Mare Coastguard Rescue Team were deployed with mud extraction kit on our hovercrafts. Also…
ARB CALL-OUT #13: June 8th BARB’s volunteer crewmembers were called out at 4.38pm by HM Coastguard to search the tideline near Burnham’s low lighthouse after a report of ‘cries for help’ being heard. Our hovercrafts were launched from Burnham beach and flew along the sands…
Our volunteers were called out last night at 10.33pm to join Police, Coastguards and Weston RNLI in an extensive search of the coastline for a missing person, a 73-year-old man from Highbridge. Our team was tasked with searching the beach between Burnham and Brean Down…
BARB CALL-OUT #11: June 1st. Our crews were called out alongside Coastguards and the RNLI shortly after 8.30pm following reports of a dog in the sea and concern for the welfare of the owner near the low lighthouse. Our crew immediately prepared our hovercraft for…
Coastguards called out BARB’s team to Sand Bay at 5.43pm where a family was struggling in deep mud. One of our teams and a hovercraft was driven by road to Weston beach, ready to launch to fly around to Sand Bay. Two teams of Coastguards…
Our volunteers were called out by HM Coastguard at 5.04pm today to Weston beach where a man was reported to be struggling in deep mud a long distance from the shore, having attempted to reach the sea at low tide. Our Light Of Elizabeth 2…
BARB CALL-OUT #08: May 24th. As our hovercrafts were returning from Call-Out #07 near Berrow Point they spotted a suspicious object located on the very low tide line near Stert Island which needed investigating. Two of the Burnham Coastguard Mud Rescue Technicians got kitted up…
Our crews were called to Brean beach at 1.37pm by HM Coastguard to reports of a ‘struggling kayaker’ in the mud. Both BARB’s hovercrafts were swiftly launched from Burnham beach and made quick progress along the sands to Brean. As we were approaching the scene,…
BARB’s call-out to Berrow beach yesterday, alongside our colleagues from Burnham Coastguard, following reports of two people spotted in the mud.
After a long period with no call-outs while local beaches have been mainly quiet during the lockdown, BARB’s volunteers were called out at 12.37pm today by HM Coastguard to reports of two persons stuck or struggling in mud on Berrow beach. Both our hovercraft were…
BARB’s flood rescue team was deployed to South Wales this afternoon where Storm Dennis has caused localised severe flooding of homes. The BARB team, which is a declared national asset, was called out to provide support alongside other emergency services as part of Surf Life…
A walker stuck in waist-deep mud on Weston beach has been rescued by the BARB hovercraft working closely with Coastguards this afternoon. BARB’s crews were called out by Coastguards at 3.30pm when the man was spotted in difficulty with the tide incoming nearby. Several Weston…
Our crews were called out at 5.35pm by Coastguards to assist with the medical evacuation of an injured dog walker on Berrow Beach. The lady had been pulled over near Berrow’s shipwreck by her dog and suffered a painful injury in the darkness. In biting…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards to investigate reports of a dog walker in potential difficulty on Burnham’s south beach. The owner’s pet had run out of sight across the mudflats at low tide and there was concern from the owner that they would…
Our volunteers were called out at 5.45pm by Coastguards to reports of two people stuck in mud during thick fog on Burnham beach near the low lighthouse. The two people had become disorientated during the rapidly-forming fog and then become stuck, prompting them to call…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards just before mid-day to reports of a walker in the sea, possibly cut off by the incoming tide on Burnham beach near the low lighthouse. BARB’s crew assisted Coastguards in locating and identifying the person, who was quickly…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards at 9.54am this morning to assist in the search for a high-risk missing person between Brean and Berrow. As our crewmembers were kitting up ready to leave our station in Burnham we received the very welcome news that…
Our crew were called out by Coastguards after two people and a dog were reported to have become surrounded by the incoming tide on Burnham’s south beach. Several of our crew – who were already at our station doing training work – were able to…
Our volunteers had an early morning call-out today after Coastguards requested our assistance at 1.57am to assist in the search for a vulnerable missing person in Burnham. Our crews searched the seafront and beach in the darkness on foot and using our rescue hovercraft. Working…
Our crews were called out by HM Coastguard at 1.29pm to Uphill beach following a report from a walker of a suspicious object seen in the mud, possibly a person. As our crew were en route to Uphill we received a further update from Coastguards…
Our volunteers were called out at 4.07pm to Brean beach at the request of the beachwarden after a 7.5 tonne horse box had become stuck in soft sand. The BARB crew drove to the stranded vehicle near to Brean Down and found its wheels had…
Our volunteers were called out at 9.19am by Coastguards to assist in the search for a missing 56 year-old man in Weston Woods. Working closely with Police, Coastguards and other agencies, our crewmembers took part in a six-hour search of the area, scouring the woodland…
BARB was called out at 9.29pm by HM Coastguard to reports of a person possibly in river water near the Clink in Bridgwater. Our water rescue technicians and other crewmembers were called out alongside Police, the fire service, ambulance, Burnham Coastguards and HART. BARB’s inshore…
Our volunteers were called out at 2.10pm to Berrow Beach to assist in a search operation for a missing person reported to be in a ‘distressed state’. Our crew quickly arrived on scene with our hovercrafts to conduct a search of the beach alongside Coastguards….
BARB’s volunteers were called out at 3.09pm to a stranded car stuck in soft sand on Burnham beach at the Maddock’s Slade entrance. The driver had asked a local resident if she could drive onto the beach because the gate was open – she’d been…
Our crews were called out by HM Coastguard to Brean beach amid concerns for the welfare of a man seen wading across the mudflats a long distance from the beach, with a fast-incoming tide nearby. Burnham Coastguards were also called to the scene and our…
Our trained Marine Mammal Medics were called to Brean at 12.50pm following reports of a young porpoise being washed up on the tideline — the second over the past week. Our team headed to the beach and quickly found the mammal near Brean Down. Sadly,…
Our crews were called out to a vehicle stuck on Burnham beach. BARB’s volunteers towed the vehicle to safety.
BARB CALL-OUT #40: Sep 5th. Our fully-trained Marine Mammal Medics were called to Brean beach at 11.48am after a report of a porpoise being washed up on the tideline. Our crew drove to the scene, between Berrow and Brean, and found a young male porpoise…
Our hovercraft was called out at 12.25pm by Coastguards to reports of a woman struggling through knee-deep mud on Brean beach. Our Spirit Of Lelaina 2 hovercraft was launched from Burnham beach and a second crew travelled by road to Brean alongside Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team….
BARB CALL-OUTS #36, #37 & #38 August 19th, 25th & 26th: Our volunteers have been called out several times to assist with beach vehicle recoveries in recent days. Our crews were called out at 8pm on Bank Holiday Monday evening after the beach warden raised…
BARB’s volunteers were tasked by the Coastguard to help free a stranded car in mud on Brean beach. When we arrived on scene (after call-out #34) the car had been joined by a second vehicle which had attempted to tow the first one out. Both…
Our volunteers were called to Brean Beach at 3.45pm to reports of a car stuck and, separately, 3 people struggling in mud. BARB’s hovercraft was launched and flew out the Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team Mud Rescue Technicians to the family of three, who were slowly making their…
Several of BARB’s fully qualified Marine Mammal Medics were sent to Brean Beach after reports of two porpoise being washed ashore on the beach. Our team made their way by road to the beach where they liaised with the beach warden and it quickly became…
BARB CALL-OUT #32: August 11th/12th: A multi-agency search operation was launched overnight to find a child reported to be missing in Berrow. BARB’s volunteers were called out alongside Burnham-On-Sea Coastguard and Avon and Somerset Police to the John Fowler/Sandy Glade Holiday Park in Coast Road…
As BARB’s crew was completing call-out #30 on Brean beach, we were tasked by Coastguards with providing safety cover during a separate incident. A group of three people in an inflatable dinghy were spotted in difficulty several hundred metres offshore. Our hovercraft launched on the…
A BARB crew was called out at 4.40pm by Brean’s beach warden to assist in recovering a vehicle stuck in soft sand at the top of the beach. The grateful motorist, who was visiting on a day trip from Bristol, thanked our crew and made…
Our crews were tasked to Uphill beach this evening at 10pm amid concern for the welfare of a person in mud alongside Weston-Super-Mare Coastguard Rescue Team, Clevedon Coastguard Rescue Team, RNLI and Avon and Somerset Police. The person was successfully rescued and our crews were stood down on route.
Our inshore boat crew was called to a lake in Bridgwater to assist Secret World Wildlife Rescue with a wildlife rescue. A badly injured bird that was tied up in fishing line was successfully rescued from deep water, thereby avoiding anyone putting themselves in difficulty…
Our volunteers were called out early today by Coastguards at 1:11 am to reports of a missing despondent male on Brean beach. BARB was tasked with assisting Burnham Coastguard Rescue Team and Avon and Somerset Police in a search using our rescue hovercraft. Fortunately, we were stood…
BARB’s volunteers had an early start to the day this morning when we were called out at 5.31 am by Coastguards to assist with the search for a missing person. Our hovercraft was launched from Burnham beach and flew along the coastline to Brean, while…
Our volunteers were called to Brean beach this evening at 6:21 pm by Burnham Coastguards amid reports that a horse was in difficulty in mud having run away from its owner. BARB sent its hovercraft and multi-terrain vehicle to the beach, next to Brean Down….
Our crews were called to Brean beach at 7.39 pm by Coastguards after a car had become stranded in the sea by the incoming tide. The vehicle’s driver had been on a walk and was unaware that the sea would surround the vehicle. The beach…
Our crews were called out to help Coastguards and ambulance crews attending a person in difficulty on Burnham Beach near Maddock’s Slade. She had tripped while walking along the hard sand at the top of the beach and suffered a nasty knee injury. BARB’s crews…
Our volunteers were called out at 7.36 pm by Coastguards (on our second call-out of the night) to reports of a transit van stranded on Brean beach with a rapidly-incoming tide around it. BARB’s crew members made their way to the beach and confirmed that…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards at 5.39 pm today after reports of three people in difficulty in mud on Brean beach. As our crews were arriving at our seafront station, we received an update that the people had fortunately made it back to…
Our volunteers were called out this morning at 10 am after a horse got stuck in thick beach mud near Burnham’s low lighthouse. Coastguards from Burnham and Weston were called to the scene, along with the fire service, BARB and Burnham RNLI. Our hovercraft was…
BARB’s crews were called out at 10.47 pm this evening (Saturday) alongside Burnham and Weston Coastguards and the RNLI to reports of a missing person, possibly stuck in quick sand on Brean beach. Both our hovercraft were taken by road to the rendezvous point at…
Our volunteers were called out at 1.50 pm today to assist Coastguards and Police following concerns for the welfare of a despondent person on Burnham jetty. BARB’s Water Rescue Team was tasked with backing up the Police, who spoke to the person before guiding her…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards this morning after a walker was reported to be stuck in mud at Combwich. BARB’s hovercraft was launched from Burnham beach and then flew along the River Parrett, alongside the RNLI lifeboat. The person was successfully rescued from…
Our volunteers were called out by Coastguards early this morning (Sunday) at 1.20 am to reports of a person stuck in mud on Weston beach. As our hovercraft crews were about to leave Burnham, we received an update from the Coastguard that the person was…
Our volunteers were called out at 7.24pm to assist Coastguards with a search for a person who may have entered the sea. Our crews launched a torch-lit search of the tideline, sea wall and beach. We also deployed our multi-terrain vehicle to scour the beach…
A vehicle was recovered by our volunteers after it became stuck in soft sand on Brean beach. Our crews attached a line and pulled it to safety.
BARB’s volunteers were called out this afternoon to help a motorist whose vehicle had got stuck in mud and soft sand on Brean beach. Our crew was called at 2.50pm when Brean’s beachwarden raised the alarm to the Coastguard Control Centre. The VW Polo’s wheels…
