River Incidents 2000

This page contains tables of all the river incidents attended to by our crew in 2000. For information on river incidents for other years, please click on the appropriate link in the navigation.


Incident No. Date Description
1 03.01.00 Report of boat adrift River Humber. Driftwood only.
2 04.01.00 Report of person jumped from Humber Bridge. Nil found after 2 hour search.
3 13.01.00 Person threatening to jump off Goole North Bridge. Recovered prior to arrival of Rescue Boat.
4 15.01.00 Person threatening to jump from Goole Rail Bridge. Recovered by police.
5 15.01.00 Child missing near Humber Bridge. R128 alerted but stood down prior to launch - found.
6 23.01.00 Coble adrift in falling tide at Paull. Taken in tow to Paull and secured.
7 26.01.00 Person jumped from Humber Bridge. Body recovered by R128 prior to launch.
Incident No. Date Description
8 06.02.00 Launch to probable person off Humber Bridge in heavy weather. Search but nil found.
9 13.02.00 Possible Bridge jumper from North Bridge Hull. Nil found.
10 21.02.00 Body of female recovered from River Trent at Owston Ferry.
Incident No. Date Description
11 08.03.00 Elderly person missing near Gainsborough. Frame found. Later body found in river 4 miles away.
12 15.03.00 Body in river at Asselby Island. Attempted recovery by police.
13 15.03.00 Body in River Ouse. Recovered to Blacktoft Jetty.
14 17.03.00 Man threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken by police.
Incident No. Date Description
15 04.04.00 Red flares at Brongh. Nil found.
16 09.04.00 Threatened bridge jumper. Taken by police.
17 09.04.00 Possible person on Myton Bridge. Threat to jump. Possible false alarm.
18 10.04.00 Person threatening to jump from Keadby Bridge. Taken before arrival.
19 23.04.00 Body of male recovered River Ouse to Blacktoft.
20 23.04.00 Investigate object in River Trent at Keadby. Dead cat.
21 23.04.00 M.V. "Simba" aground Reads Island. Stood by until high water.
22 05.04.00 Assist relaunch M.V. "Simba" at 0330 hrs.
23 26.04.00 Bridge jumper at Keadby. Stood down prior to launch.
24 29.04.00 Report of animal in river at Victoria Dock. Dead cow - tag removed.
Incident No. Date Description
25 21.05.00 Yacht "Aquarius B" in difficulties. Towed to Marina.
Incident No. Date Description
26 04.06.00 Report of car in River Humber at King George Dock. Not found.
27 06.06.00 Red flares Brough 0015 hrs. Nil found.
28 06.06.00 Cabin cruiser in difficulties River Humber. Escorted to Hull Marina.
29 09.06.00 Cruiser in difficulties Saltend. Flat battery. Towed to Hull Marina.
30 15.06.00 Report of threatened bridge jumper.
31 17.06.00 Person swimming in River Hull. Stood down prior to launch.
32 17.06.00 M.V. "Ginnibar" escorted to Marina.
33 22.06.00 M.V. "Lady Constance" on fire River Humber. In attendance until fire tug attended
34 24.06.00 M.V. "Maid of Churt" aground Lower Whitton. Unable to assist tliis tide.
35 24.06.00 Still unable to assist "Maid of Churt".
36 25.06.00 "Maid of Churt" towed off by Humber Rescue.
37 25.06.00 "Felix II" towed off Lower Whitton Sands.
Incident No. Date Description
38 19.07.00 Boat aground Goole. Stood down prior to launch.
39 19.07.00 Report of jet skier in difficulties. On arrival no problem.
40 20.07.00 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge.
41 21.07.00 "Maid of Churt" aground South Ferriby. Found drifting on arrival. Assist to South Ferriby.
42 22.07.00 Report of "Maid of Churt" a danger to shipping River Ouse. Escorted to Goole.
43 23.07.00 Male jumper from Humber Bridge. Recovered alive by Humber Rescue. Transferred by helicopter to hospital and recovered.
44 24.07.00 Search for possible bridge jumper. Hoax call.
Incident No. Date Description
45 10.08.00 Person in water at Hessle. Recovered prior to launch.
46 11.08.00 Parascending boat broken down. Towed to Marina with 10 persons aboard.
47 12.08.00 Red flares and radar sighting Foulholme Sands. Extensive search. Nil found. Cause unknown.
48 14.08.00 Person threatening to jump from Myton Bridge. Stood down prior to arrival.
49 21.08.00 Cabin cruiser aground in difficulties at Howdendyke. Assisted to refloat, trapped under bushes.
50 21.08.00 Yacht "Misty" aground Redcliffe Middle Sand. Stood by until refloat.
50 29.08.00 M.V. "Jilly Jo" aground at Apex in River Trent. Stood by and escorted to South Ferriby.
51 31.08.00 Vessel aground Middle Whitton. 4 persons taken off. Refloated, escorted to Hull Marina.
Incident No. Date Description
52 2.09.00 M.V. "Kwenda" aground Chowder Ness. 4 persons taken off. Escorted to Hull Marina.
53 02.09.00 M.V. "Annabel" broken down Trent Falls. Dragging anchor. Towed to Keadby Lock.
54 04.09.00 Person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken into custody.
55 12.09.00 Person threatening to jump into River Hull. Recalled prior to launch.
Incident No. Date Description
56 27.10.00 Person threatening to jump from Kingswood Bridge. Taken into custody.
57 28.10.00 Person threatening to jump from Sutton Bridge. Taken into custody.
58 30.10.00 Attempt to assist Humber Sentinel recover Sandend Light aground at Paull. Failed in poor weather conditions.
Incident No. Date Description
59 03.11.00 Assist rescue services in floods at York and Rawcliffe using small inflatable. During 12 hours of activity assisted many flood victims in their homes.
60 21.11.00 Person jumped from Humber Bridge at 1300 hrs in good visibility. Extensive search, not found.
Incident No. Date Description
61 01.12.00 Person jumped from Humber Bridge. Recovered by helicopter alive but later died.
62 11.12.00 Hoax call. "Barge collision River Humber". Nil found.
63 12.12.00 Intoxicated person threatening to jump from Humber Bridge. Taken into custody.
64 18.12.00 Barges lost in freezing fog Upper Humber. Search, located and assisted.