River Incidents
This page contains tables of all the river incidents attended to by our crew during 1999. For information on river incidents for other years please click on the appropriate link below.
River Incidents 1999
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05.01.99 | Red flares Brough. Nil found. |
| 2 | 24.01.99 | Car in water Victoria Dock. Checked for possible casualties. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3.02.99 | Vessel reported in difficulties off Dock area. Nil found. False call good intent. |
| 4 | 19.02.99 | Missing person search River Trent at request of police. Nil found. |
| 5 | 20.02.99 | Further search at high water. Nil found. |
| 6 | 21.02.99 | Mayday! To yacht "M. Petra" swamped off Hull Marina. Engine failure. Towed to safety. |
| 7 | 28.02.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 01.03.99 | Body in River Aire. Recovered by police. |
| 9 | 08.03.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police. |
| 10 | 13.03.99 | Person threatening to jump into River Derwent. Stood down prior to launch. |
| 11 | 18.03.99 | Barge "Joyce Hawksley" holed and sinking River Trent. Stood by and later assisted operations. |
| 12 | 24.03.99 | Red flares River Ouse. Recalled on route. Scene checked by Oscar 99. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 03.04.99 | M.V. "Firebird" on fire near Humber Bridge. Assist to Hessle for Fire Brigade. Then to Marina. |
| 14 | 04.04.99 | Red flares reported Marina area. Search to Paull. Nil found. |
| 15 | 05.04.99 | Rescue jet skier aground Reads Island on falling tide. Retumed to Hessle. |
| 16 | 06.04.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police prior to launch. |
| 17 | 08.04.99 | Dog in River Hull. Recovered by Humber Rescue to Clough Road. |
| 18 | 24.04.99 | Suspicious package in River Humber. Retrieved large white tarpaulin. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 02.05.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police. |
| 20 | 09.05.99 | Report of person in water Hessle Foreshore. Person on water's edge only. |
| 21 | 18.05.99 | Report of flares King George Dock. Search. Nil found. |
| 22 | 20.05.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police. |
| 23 | 22.05.99 | Person threatening to jump from Myton Bridge, Hull. Taken by authorities. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 11.06.99 | M.V. "Westerner II" broken down River Humber. Towed to Hull Marina. |
| 25 | 13.06.99 | 12 year old boy trapped on cliff Little Switzerland. Assist Fire Crew in rescue. |
| 26 | 13.06.99 | Investigate alarm call from pleasure craft, River Humber. Found to be false alarm. |
| 27 | 16.06.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police. |
| 28 | 24.06.99 | Search for possible missing crewman at New Holland. Suspicious circumstances. Nil Found. |
| 29 | 26.06.99 | M.V. "Lucky M" broken down in Huniber. Escorted to Admiral Steps. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 04.07.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Did not jump. |
| 31 | 10.07.99 | Yacht "Aeolus" aground Reads Island. Off at next tide. |
| 32 | 11.07.99 | Yacht "Florence May" broken down in Humber. Towed to Marina. |
| 33 | 11.07.99 | Report of yacht aground at Brough. Nil found. |
| 34 | 19.07.99 | Blade 33ft vessel aground Trent Falls. Later sank despite pumping and then recovered. |
| 35 | 28.07.99 | "Galatea" aground River Humber. Assisted to Marina. |
| 36 | 28.07.99 | Assisted speedboat aground Redcliffe Sand with 5 persons aboard. |
| 37 | 29.07.99 | "Dragonfly" broken down in Hunber. Assisted to recarriage. |
| 38 | 28.07.99 | Red flares off Hull. Nil found. |
| 39 | 30.07.99 | Recovery of horse in River Hull at Dunswell. Uninjured. |
| 40 | 31.07.99 | M.V. "Fidlers Green" taking in water. Escorted to Marina. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | 01.08.99 | Horse in River Hull. Stood down prior to launch. |
| 42 | 01.08.99 | Red flares at Winteringham. Nil found. |
| 43 | 02.08.99 | Recovery of dog in water at Victoria Dock. |
| 44 | 15.08.99 | Report of yacht overturned Brough. Barge aground. No help required. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | 04.09.99 | Yacht "Summer Wine" aground Reads Island. Assisted by other vessels prior to arrival. |
| 46 | 21.09.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Stood by 1 hour. Taken by police. |
| 47 | 21.09.99 | Man walking in Humber at North Tower. Recovered into Humber Rescue. |
| 48 | 22.09.99 | Recovered part of a jet ski boat from River Humber. |
| 49 | 27.09.99 | Person overboard off ship at Upper Whitton. Recovered prior to arrival of Humber Rescue. |
| 50 | 28.09.99 | Barge "Risby" aground Apex. 2 persons transferred - made safe and refloated next tide. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | 05.10.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police. |
| 52 | 07.10.99 | Person jumped from Keadby Bridge, River Trent. Extensive search without success. |
| 53 | 08.10.99 | Further search of River Trent without success. |
| 54 | 15.10.99 | Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | 24.11.99 | Steel yacht aground Sammy's Point. One P.O.B. Not in need of immediate assistance. |
| 56 | 24.11.99 | Returned to assist gaining entry to Marina. |
| 57 | 28.11.99 | Yacht "Petra" aground Winteringham. Unable to assist at low tide. |
| 58 | 28.11.99 | Returned at 2000 hrs to assist passage into Winteringham Haven. |
| Incident No. | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | 03.12.99 | Humber Rescue Boat House damaged by 101 m.ph. winds. |
| 60 | 05.12.99 | Barge in Humber at Brough with skipper intoxicated. Assisted police to detain person. |
| 61 | 27.12.99 | Male adult jumped from Humber Bridge at 1130 hrs. Body recovered by Humber Rescue 1305 hrs. |
