Penzance Coastguard Rescue Team

30/03/2026

📟 Out on a shout - tasking 11-2026📟

The team were paged Sunday evening at 23.45 alongside St Ives CRT, to carry out a search for a high risk missing person. Once on scene, the teams searched areas around Carbis bay including fields, woodland and a cemetery before the search area was widened to include the coastline and sand dunes.
We were then notified that the police had found the person safe and well and we were released to return to our respective stations with thanks at 04.30

29/03/2026

On Saturday 28th March, the team came together at Penzance station, joined by their families and full-time officer S11E, to bid farewell and express their gratitude to two valued members who are leaving.
Dave, who has served at Penzance for six years, is pictured receiving his Valedictory Certificate. Pete, after 20 years of dedicated service and as a former DSO of the team, will be stepping down at the end of the month following a recent career change. Throughout his time with the team, Pete has demonstrated unwavering commitment, with the strong support of his family. His knowledge and skills will be greatly missed.
Both Dave and Pete have shown outstanding dedication to serving the local community. Pete was also presented with a medal in recognition of his long service. We wish them both every success for the future.
They are pictured receiving their respective awards from former Station Officer Tim Stevens.

16/03/2026

📟Out on a shout - tasking 10-2026 📟

Team were paged this evening at 18.45 to support St Ives CRT with reports of 2 persons stuck on the cliffs at porthminster bay, on arrival at the RV, St Ives CRT had made contact with the casualties and were helping them back to safety, with our assistance no longer required we were stood down with thanks.

06/03/2026

📟🚨 Out on a shout - tasking 09-2026📟

Team were paged this afternoon at 13.11 to support St Ives and Portreath CRTs with an ongoing incident at Gwithian beach
No further information is available at this time

22/02/2026

📟🚨Out on a shout - tasking 08-2026📟

The team were paged today at 13.40 to reports of munitions reported on the beach at boat cove Perranuthnoe.
Once on scene we made contact with the first informant who directed us to the items in question.
Pictures were taken and forwarded to EOD, who deemed it necessary to attend.
We requested the attendance of an extra team so that a 100m cordon could be put in place, whilst we waited for EOD to attend. Once they arrived they investigated the items, and once happy they were safe, removed the items from scene
We then regrouped at the car park for debriefing
Thanks to St Ives Coastguard team for there support

18/02/2026

📟 Out on a shout - tasking 07-2026📟

The team were paged today at 11.09 alongside Penlee ALB to reports of an object floating in the water off Roskilly point
Quickly on scene and working closely with Penlee we carried out a shoreline search for the object.
With further updates coming through we moved to Sandy cove where we located an animal on the shore line, information regarding the animal was relayed to Falmouth and the team and Penlee were stood down.

17/02/2026

📟 Out on a shout - tasking 06-2026📟

The team were paged today at 13.03 alongside Porthleven Coastguard team,both Penlee lifeboats, HM Coastguard Helicopter and Cornwall air ambulance to reports of a person in difficulty in the water at Praa sands.
On arrival the person had been recovered from the water by a family member and was being assessed in the ambulance by the critical care team, we remained on scene until the ambulance left.

12/02/2026

📟 Out on a shout - tasking 05-2026📟

The team were paged yesterday at 19.03 alongside Lands End Coastguard team to reports of an injured male in the vicinity of Levant mine.
On arrival the person was locate and using our casualty care training, stabilised and with the arrival of the South west ambulance service transported by stretcher to the waiting ambulance for onward care.

We wish the gentleman a speedy recovery.

01/02/2026

📟 Out on a shout - tasking 04-2026📟

Team tasked to reports of High risk missing person, alongside Lands End Coastguard Team, we were stood down before we left the station as casualty was found safe by Police

30/01/2026

🚨Out on a shout 🚨03-2026
The team were paged today at 13.53 after a member of the public raised concerns for the welfare of a kayaker or windsurfer in the sea off Marazion.
The team quickly arrived at the RV point and carried out a shoreline search of the area with nothing found, we then became aware of a kayaker off St Micheal’s Mount, it was quickly established that this was a very capable individual, and with no further concerns we were stood down.

27/09/2023

15/07/2023

Sennen Cove RNLI Volunteers launch to people cut off by the tide in their fifth service launch in six days.

A call was received from HM Coastguard Falmouth at 7.20pm on Friday 14 July following reports of three youngsters cut off by the tide at Cape Cornwall

The Lands End Coastguard Search & Rescue Team, Penzance Coastguard Rescue Team and HM Coastguard Helicopter 'Rescue 924' were also tasked was also tasked to the incident.

The D class inshore lifeboat (ILB) 'Amy Brown' quickly launched with a total of three RNLI volunteers with Nick Hichens at the helm. The Tamar class all-weather lifeboat 'City of London III' launched with seven RNLI volunteers under the command of Second Coxswain Dan Shannon and made their passage to the area.

Both lifeboats arrived on scene around 7.40pm

The Casualties were spotted on rocks on the north side of Cape Cornwall where extraction by the Coastguard teams or by lifeboat would prove difficult. The Coastguard search and rescue helicopter therefore winched the youngsters from their precarious position to the clifftop into the safe hands of both Coastguard search and rescue teams.

Both lifeboats stood by to provide safety cover.

Once the casualties were safely extracted, both lifeboats returned to station, were recovered around 8.35pm and made ready for their next service call.

Photo; Emma Mc Fadden, Lands End Coastguard Search & Rescue Team