Meet Your Coastguards: Hornsea CRT
With a Victorian promenade, sandy beach, and tea rooms, Hornsea is an historic town in East Riding of Yorkshire. In 1864, the town was expanded with the opening of the Hull and Hornsea Railway, and during the First World War, the town was home to a Royal Naval Air Service seaplane base. Hornsea’s 11-strong Coastguard Rescue Team covers the immediate Hornsea area, as well as providing support to flank teams at Bridlington, Withernsea and Hull. The team’s service experience ranges from under one year to more than 45. Here we speak to Hornsea Station Officer Jonathon and Coastguard Rescue Officer Tim. Why did you join HM Coastguard? Being interested in maritime and with aspirations for a career in the Royal Navy, Jonathon thought that working with HM Coastguard would be a good fit. And 45 years on, he’s still volunteering at Hornsea where he’s a Station Officer. “I was encouraged to join by my dad, who was then the Volunteer in Charge of the Rescue Company at Hornsea,” says Jonathon. “T