Service Launches 2002

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Launch Date	Launch No	Reason for Launch	Service Provided	Total Calls since 1996
21-Dec	35	Lifeboat called to search off Severn Beach after reports of red flares	Nothing Found	102
16-Dec	34	Lifeboat called to assist fishing vessel with fouled prop off Avon buoy	Prop cleared by lifeboat crew. Vessel continued to fish	101
10-Nov	33	Lifeboat called to assist Fire Brigade after person see jumping off Clifton Suspension Bridge	Body recovered from the water by lifeboat	100
04-Nov	32	Called to search the River Avon from Avonmouth to Horse Shoe bend after reports of a red flare	Nothing Found	99
30-Oct	31	Called to search for an upturned boat off Clevedon	PLB confirmed object was umbrella!	98
29-Oct	30	Called to assist 90' long vessel with possible engine trouble	Escorted into Portishead Marina	97
17-Oct	29	Called to assist an 18' long fishing boat which couldn't start it's engine, boat found off Clevedon	Towed to Portishead Marina	96
12-Oct	28	Called out to assist one of the above who had got into trouble again, 35' long cabin cruiser	Escorted to Portishead Marina	95
12-Oct	27	Called out to assist one of five boats travelling in company	In all four boats required assistance	94
06-Oct	26	Asked to investigate a 20' long cabin cruiser thought to be in trouble, boat had engine trouble, but was now working again	Stood by & escorted past Black Nore	93
06-Oct	25	Called to assist a 35' long motor cruiser which had run aground after engine failur	Assisted to refloat	92
30-Sep	24	Called to assist vessel with engine failure off Portishead Point	Engines fixed by crew of Portishead Lifeboat. Vessel escorted to Portishead Marina	91
18-Sep	23	Called to recover body from River Avon	Assisted Avon Fire Brigade with recovery of body	90
07-Sep	22	Immediate launch requested to assist two persons in the water at Clevedon	stood down as boat was about to launch, persons safely ashore	89
24-Aug	21	Called to assist a 24’ motor cruiser which had suffered propeller problems off Avonmouth	Towed to Portishead	88
24-Aug	20	Called to assist a motor boat which had reported she was sinking	Boat escorted/towed to Portishead Marina	87
14-Aug	19	Called to assist two boats, one under tow, but making no headway	Both boats towed/escorted to Portishead Marina	86
06-Aug	18	Called to assist a person thought to be stuck in mud off Portishead, person found to be safe, boat launched, but not required	Stood down	85
30-Jul	17	Called to assist a 40’ long motor cruiser experiencing difficulties off Clevedon, escorted to Portishead Marina	Escorted to Portishead Marina	84
27-Jun	16	Called to assist motor cruiser which had a broken drive shaft off Sand Point, boat towed to Portishead	Boat towed to Portishead	83
20-Jun	15	Called after a body was reported on the waters edge at Redclife fBay	Lifeboat assisted with recovery of body	82
14-Jun	14	Called after a body was reported floating in the channel	Body recovered	81
04-Jun	13	Called to assist two motor cruisers who had called for help in rough water	Both boats were escorted to Portishead	80
22-May	12	Called to assist the sailing pilot boat 'Alpha' which was aground in the entrance to Portishead Marina	3 crew taken off, Lifeboat then stood by whilst re-floated	79
15-May	11	Called to search for a person in the water between Second Severn crossing, and old Severn bridge	Area searched - nothing found	78
04-May	10	Called to assist three fishermen at Redwick who were reported to be cut off by the tide, three fishermen up to their waists in water rescued with a rising tide	All rescued by Portishead Lifeboat	77
26-Apr	9	Called to assist one person in water near Royal Portbury dock after his rowing boat had been swamped	Person waded ashore through mud, Lifeboat on scene if required	76
14-Apr	8	Called to tow in 8.5 metre yacht which had suffered engine failure off Cockburn buoy 1 adult, 3 children on board	Towed Yacht to Portishead Marina	75
07-Apr	7	Called to River Avon at Fire Brigade's request	Launch aborted - Fire Brigade rescued person	74
01-Apr	6	Called to search River Avon for person in water	Nothing Found	73
03-Mar	5	Called to open boat drifting off Portishead	Boat located, no persons on board	72
22-Feb	4	Called to search for missing person last seen on cliff path between Black Nore and Wains hill	Person found in Clevedon	71
15-Feb	3	Called to search River Avon after reports of person in river	Body recovered by the Lifeboat at Sea Mills	70
08-Jan	2	Called to search for open boat off Portishead	Nothing Found	69
01-Jan	1	Called to drifting dinghy River Avon	Nothing Found	68