River Incidents 1998

This page contains tables of all the river incidents attended to by our crew in 1998. For information on river incidents for other years, please click on the appropriate link in the navigation.


Incident No. Date Description
1 01.01.98 Dog in difficulties at Victoria Dock. Released into police custody. Uninjured.
2 04.01.98 4 persons in water at Swinefleet. Launch in severe weather but recalled on route as recovered from shore.
3 05.01.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
4 07.01.98 Person threateningto jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
Incident No. Date Description
5 14.02.98 Report of dog in mud at Barton. Search but nil found.
6 21.02.98 "Scot Trader" aground and listing off Brough. Crew taken off for safety. Captain and pilot returned. Further assistance later after second grounding off North Ferriby.
7 21.02.98 Report of person jumped from Humber Bridge. Search. Nil found. ?False alarm.
Incident No. Date Description
8 08.03.98 Jet-skier in difficulties Fish Dock end. Recovered one male and machine.
9 27.03.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge.
10 29.03.98 Coble drifting off Fish Dock. Towed to Hessle Haven.
11 29.03.98 Report of person in water Hessle Haven, nil found. Possible hoax call.
Incident No. Date Description
12 05.04.98 Daytime search for missing person in association with HMCG and police.
13 07.04.98 Report from passing train of object in water. Search. Nil found.
14 09.04.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge.
15 13.04.98 Red flares reported Humber Bridge. Nil found.
16 19.04.98 Red flares New Holland. Search but nil found.
Incident No. Date Description
17 09.05.98 Yacht with split stem taking in water. Towed to Wintringham Haven.
18 14.05.98 Report of persons on Redcliffe Sand. Nil found.
19 14.05.98 Yacht "Kilpeachon" aground Whitton Ness. Towed to Brough.
20 16.05.98 Humber Rescue I replaced by Humber Rescue II named Olive Hunt and official opening of Humber Rescue Boathouse by Tony Bullimore, Round the World Yachtsman.
21 23.05.98 Yacht "Wild Thyme" towed off sand bank during regatta.
22 28.05.98 M.V. "Camelot" broken down West of Humber Bridge. Towed to Marina.
23 29.05.98 Search for person believed jumped from Humber Bridge. Nil found.
24 31.05.98 Yacht "Zehla" aground Wintringham. 1 person transferred. Later towed to South Ferriby.
25 31.05.98 M.V. "Lymage" aground South Ferriby. Assisted.
Incident No. Date Description
26 29.06.98 Male person jumped from Humber Bridge. Body recovered by Humber Rescue.
Incident No. Date Description
27 01.07.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
28 05.07.98 Assisted dismasted yacht River Humber during a race.
Incident No. Date Description
29 01.08.98 Man in mud River Hull. Recovered by Fire Brigade prior to arrival.
30 02.08.98 Assisted rescue of youth stranded on cliff in Park.
31 09.08.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Stood by. Recovered by police.
32 10.08.98 Yacht "Harriet" aground Wintringham. Towed to deep water.
33 15.08.98 Assist Helo 128 with Medivac from Yacht "Yambooe" at Stoney Creek.
34 18.08.98 Yacht "Janus" aground Lower Whitton. Towed off and assisted.
35 19.08.98 Man trapped in mud Hessle Haven. Recovered from land.
36 23.08.98 Two persons in water from capsized dinghy at Hessle. Recovered to shore.
37 27.08.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
Incident No. Date Description
38 06.09.98 Man in water River Hull. Recovered prior to arrival.
39 13.09.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
40 13.09.98 Person threatening to jump in River Hull. Assist police in recovery.
41 20.09.98 Recovery of male body from River Ouse near Goole.
42 30.09.98 Person believed to be in water Immingham Dock. Clothing found on shore. 10 hr search in poor conditions. Assisted by all agencies. 8 months later found alive and well!
Incident No. Date Description
43 11.10.98 Yacht "Papillon" aground Skitter Ness. Assist to Hull Marina.
44 18.10.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
Incident No. Date Description
45 08.11.98 Yacht "Double Push" aground Reads Island. 4 persons taken off for safety.
46 08.11.98 Assist relaunch and towed yacht "Double Push" to Hull Marina.
47 09.11.98 Report of red flares Brough. Search but nil found.
48 10.11.98 Red flares New Holland. Negative search.
49 11.11.98 M.V. "Royal Sussex" in main channel River Trent. Escorted to Hull Marina.
50 30.11.98 Person with rope round neck threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
Incident No. Date Description
51 03.12.98 Barge "Brockadale" aground at Apex in dense fog. Crew taken to Broomfleet.
52 07.12.98 Fishing vessel "White Oak" overdue Grimsby. Extensive search Spurn Bight and found off Immingham. Towed to Ininingham.
53 08.12.98 Work boat adrift River Trent Engine restarted on arrival.
54 14.12.98 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
55 21.12.98 Body in River Trent. Recalled prior to arrival on scene.
56 29.12.98 Red flares Flixborough area. Search but nil found.