COASTGUARDS HELP WITH FLOOD RESCUE EFFORTS
Coastguards have been working through the night as
parts of the UK have been hit by one of the largest tidal surges in
decades.
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) at
Stornoway, Aberdeen , Humber , Holyhead, Liverpool , Thames,
Dover
and Falmouth have
been managing the rescue efforts. Nearly 50 Coastguard Rescue Teams have been
sent to some of the worst affected areas. Coastguards from elsewhere in the
country were also sent to help.
In Moray, the Burghead, Lossiemouth and Buckie
Coastguard Rescue Teams, along with the Moray Sector Manager, helped Scottish
Fire and Rescue free 10 people trapped on a bus on a coastal road near Buckie.
No one was hurt.
In Yorkshire , the Whitby Sector Manager along with the
Whitby and Staithes Coastguard Rescue Teams were sent to
Sandsend with water rescue equipment after people were putting themselves at
risk by driving along flooded roads.
In Norfolk , Happisburgh and Mundesley Coastguard Rescue Teams,
along with the North Norfolk Sector Manager, went to reports of coastal erosion
at Happisburgh. When on scene, the teams helped with evacuating people
from their homes.
In Lincolnshire , lead by the Sector Manager, Coastguard Rescue Teams
from Cleethorpes, Donna Nook, Mablethorpe, Chapel St. Leonards, Skegness,
Wrangle and Sutton Bridge were out on patrol overnight.
Richard Martin, Chief Coastguard, says:
"Our Coastguards have worked tirelessly overnight to
ensure the public stay safe and I’d like to thank them all for their effort in
what have been difficult conditions.
"We have been monitoring the weather closely over the
last 24 hours and will continue to do so, but it does appear that the worst has
passed.”