Birling Gap Coastguard

Birling Gap Coastguard HM Coastguard Birling Gap
Local Coastguard Rescue team

🚨 MAY ROUNDUP & BUSY START TO JUNE 🚨The team has been incredibly busy keeping our coast safe! Here is a look at the numb...
04/06/2026

🚨 MAY ROUNDUP & BUSY START TO JUNE 🚨
The team has been incredibly busy keeping our coast safe! Here is a look at the numbers:
33 taskings in May (totalling 68 hours)
6 taskings already in June
112 call-outs so far this year—that’s up by 18 taskings compared to this time last year!

Our jobs have ranged from Sovereign Harbour to Brighton. We've been tasked with missing person searches, casualty evacuations, assisting at an RTC and even providing casualty care for a weever fish sting (ouch! 🐟), among many others.

During our busiest periods, we had up to 6 taskings within a single 24-hour window on three separate days.

Beyond the call-outs: The team also dedicated numerous hours preparing for and taking part in the brilliant 999 Display Weekend in Eastbourne and took part in the Eastbourne Carnival. ☀️🕺

❤️ A massive thank you to our incredible team members and their families for their unwavering support and for responding day and night.

🌊 In a coastal emergency, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

It has been an incredibly busy start to the half term for our team! 🚨🌊 Over the bank holiday weekend and into today, we ...
26/05/2026

It has been an incredibly busy start to the half term for our team! 🚨🌊 Over the bank holiday weekend and into today, we have responded to 8 separate taskings across the coast from Brighton to Eastbourne:

Saturday: 5 taskings before, during and after the Eastbourne Carnival.
Bank holiday Monday: 2 taskings.
Today: 1 further tasking.

Our incidents included responding to medical emergencies and evacuations, cliff rescues, assisting at an RTC and lost and missing persons searches.

With the half term holiday underway and the weather remaining ☀️ please stay safe on the coast!

Remember to see us at the Western Lawns this weekend for the ! In a coastal emergency dial 🚨

📢 April recap & a busy start to May! 🚨We had 21 taskings in April and had 4 call outs on 1st May alone, bringing us to a...
02/05/2026

📢 April recap & a busy start to May! 🚨

We had 21 taskings in April and had 4 call outs on 1st May alone, bringing us to a total of 76 so far this year.

We’ve completed two rope rescue training sessions and our first 999 run through in preparation for the show!

Huge thanks to the team for their hard work and dedication. Thankyou also to Eastbourne Coastguard for our joint teamwork. We are ready for whatever the rest of May brings.

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24/04/2026

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📢 We are excited to announce our attendance at this years 999 weekend at the western lawns! This year our display in par...
21/04/2026

📢 We are excited to announce our attendance at this years 999 weekend at the western lawns!

This year our display in partnership with Eastbourne Coastguard will be something different to the usual! 👀 Hope to see there! 🎉🚨🚁🚒🚑🚓🚤

Today we had the honour of being reunited with Mark and Jackie who were assisted back in February for a suspected disloc...
06/04/2026

Today we had the honour of being reunited with Mark and Jackie who were assisted back in February for a suspected dislocated Knee at Horseshoe plantation. With a 3 hour wait for an ambulance, We assisted Mark into his own vehicle and they made there own way to hospital.

It turned out Mark had a tendon rupture and fractured tibia and required extensive surgery.

A long recovery ahead but High spirits and thanks all around! Wishing you a speedy recovery Mark! Thankyou for the chocolates and biscuits! 💙

March 2026 completed ✔️ and Happy Easter everyone! 🐣 The team were called out this morning at 0451 currently leaving us ...
03/04/2026

March 2026 completed ✔️ and Happy Easter everyone! 🐣 The team were called out this morning at 0451 currently leaving us on tasking 53 of 2026.

We had 16 taskings in March ranging from searches to cliff rescues. We also carried out some rope rescue training to maintain our skills.

Stay safe on the coast this bank holiday weekend, check the weather and tides before setting out. In a coastal emergency dial 🚨

Early start for the team this morning at 0430 to a call out at Holywell. Once we were finished, most of the team went st...
03/03/2026

Early start for the team this morning at 0430 to a call out at Holywell. Once we were finished, most of the team went straight off to work.

Nice to see the sunrise, spring is on the way! 🌅

Thanks to Jim at EBCRT for taking the photo, pictured alongside flank team Eastbourne Coastguard

February 2026 complete ✅We are currently on call out No. 37 of 2026.A quieter month for us with 14 taskings in February,...
01/03/2026

February 2026 complete ✅

We are currently on call out No. 37 of 2026.

A quieter month for us with 14 taskings in February, ranging from the River Cuckmere to Sovereign Harbour, Involving a range of searches & rescues. We also had our casualty care refresher training.

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We would like to introduce our newest team member Chris BG08! 👏Chris completed his new recruits course on Sunday and is ...
17/02/2026

We would like to introduce our newest team member Chris BG08! 👏

Chris completed his new recruits course on Sunday and is now picking up the ropes with our team. He joined East Sussex Fire and Rescue service in 2010 and has worked at several stations across East Sussex. He has always wanted to volunteer for the Coastguard since his teens and is now in a position to do so. He is hoping to learn new skills in a different environment than he is used to in the fire service.

Please join us in welcoming him to the team!

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