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Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team, Sneckyeat Industrial Estate, Whitehaven (2026)

06/09/2026

We are appealing for sightings of a missing woman from Cockermouth.

Jaclyn Jennings, aged 46, was last seen at approximately 3:30pm yesterday (5 September).

Jaclyn may be wearing waterproof walking clothing and is believed to be in a purple Mitsubishi Mirage Juro, registration number NV16 AVC.

Officers are concerned for her welfare and have asked for anyone with information or any potential sightings to be reported to police.

If anyone sees Jaclyn or knows where she might be, they are asked to contact police on 101.

If Jaclyn sees this appeal, we ask that she contacts police.

05/09/2026

🚨📟𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦🚨📟 #𝟲𝟯 - #𝟲𝟳

In addition to our joint emergency exercise at Whitehaven Marina on Tuesday, and our weekly team training on Wednesday, the team has also responded to 5 emergency callouts so far this week.

🚨📟 #𝟲𝟯 - 𝟬𝟯/𝟬𝟵 - 𝗩𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 - 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻
𝗦𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘀

The team were tasked in the early hours to a boat that was in difficulty just off Whitehaven, St. Bees RNLI were requested to assist. On arrival St. Bees boarded the vessel and assisted in towing it to safer waters within the Harbour.

🚨📟 #𝟲𝟰 - 𝟬𝟯/𝟬𝟵 - 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 - 𝗦𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵

Team tasked to a member of public having fallen and suffered back injuries on St. Bees beach. The team conducted initial casualty care assessments and with assistance from St Bees RNLI transported the casualty to an awaiting ambulance.

We wish the casualty a speedy recovery.

🚨📟 #𝟲𝟱 - 𝟬𝟯/𝟬𝟵 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 - 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

The final Callout on Thursday took the team to Maryport where we had received reports of a person potentially in danger in the water just south of Maryport, after locating the person safety advice was offered by Maryport Coastguard Rescue Team.

🚨📟 #𝟲𝟲 & 𝟲𝟳 - 𝟬𝟰-𝟬𝟱/𝟬𝟵 - 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴

A member of the public discovered a concerning object on Drigg Beach and alerted the Coastguard, providing them with precise location coordinates using what3words (what3words.com). This facilitated swift locating and response from the team.

Upon arrival, the team assessed the object and sent photos to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team for further evaluation.

𝙄𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 ☎️9⃣9⃣9⃣ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙.
From Rope Rescue (cliff/structure/vessel access etc), Water Rescue, Mud Rescue, casualty evacuation, vessels in distress, Lost & Missing Persons Searches, suspicious items (ordnance/pyrotechnics), Royal Fish (whales, sturgeons, porpoises and dolphins) etc, then we’ve got you covered should you need us.

HM Coastguard are responsible for the initiation and coordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the UK search and rescue region. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the UK as well as some inland waters (for Cumbria this includes Derwentwater, Ullswater, Coniston and Windermere).

02/09/2026

⚠️🚨 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 – 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 ⚠️🚨

Last night, we worked alongside colleagues from Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service and our partner organisations during a joint exercise aboard Vessel Callan, the Sellafield Dive Boat.

The scenario involved a 999 call after concerns for the crew aboard the vessel after harbour commissioner staff heard a carbon monoxide alarm sounding and not witnessing anyone come off board

Firefighters conducted multiple BA entries to locate and isolate the source, ventilate the vessel and recover casualties.

Coastguard Rescue Officers stretchered casualties from the vessel to a casualty collection point and Coastguard Rescue Swimmer was also deployed to recover casualties from the water.

The operation was jointly coordinated from a forward command point, with 6 casualties recovered and treated throughout the exercise.

Joint exercises of this nature are extremely beneficial. They allow emergency services and partners to practise our response and joint decision-making, whilst reinforcing the specialist skills and capabilities each organisation brings.

It’s also a timely reminder for boat owners of the importance of having a carbon monoxide alarm, not only in the home but also aboard boats of any size. Please ensure you check yours routinely.”

👏 Our thanks go to Whitehaven Fire Station, Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service, for organising the exercise, along with the Sellafield Ltd Dive Team, Whitehaven Marina and Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners for hosting.

📸 Credit Vladimir Funtak

𝙄𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 ☎️9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙.
From Rope Rescue (cliff/structure/vessel access etc), Water Rescue, Mud Rescue, casualty evacuation, vessels in distress, Lost & Missing Persons Searches, suspicious items (ordnance/pyrotechnics), Royal Fish (whales, sturgeons, porpoises and dolphins) etc, then we’ve got you covered should you need us.

HM Coastguard are responsible for the initiation and coordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the UK search and rescue region. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the UK as well as some inland waters (for Cumbria this includes Derwentwater, Ullswater, Coniston and Windermere).

31/08/2026

⚠️🚨 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟎𝟏/𝟎𝟗 - 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 ⚠️🚨
𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞.

Please don't be alarmed if you see an increased emergency services presence at Whitehaven Marina, tomorrow evening (Tuesday). This is for a multiagency training exercise.
Subject to operational needs, the exercise will take place between 1900-2100hrs, and is due to involve the following emergency services and partners.

Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service
Cumbria Police / Copeland Police
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners
Sellafield Ltd Dive Team

𝙄𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 ☎️9⃣9⃣9⃣ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙.
From Rope Rescue (cliff/structure/vessel access etc), Water Rescue, Mud Rescue, casualty evacuation, vessels in distress, Lost & Missing Persons Searches, suspicious items (ordnance/pyrotechnics), Royal Fish (whales, sturgeons, porpoises and dolphins) etc, then we’ve got you covered should you need us.

HM Coastguard are responsible for the initiation and coordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the UK search and rescue region. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the UK as well as some inland waters (for Cumbria this includes Derwentwater, Ullswater, Coniston and Windermere).

29/08/2026

We're down on Harrington Marina this morning at the Harrington Marina funday 26 - coastal communities. We are here with our emergency service partners and many many other organisations, including many activities for the little ones.
If you're looking for something to do today, why not come down and say hello.
𝙄𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 ☎️9⃣9⃣9⃣ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙.
From Rope Rescue (cliff/structure/vessel access etc), Water Rescue, Mud Rescue, casualty evacuation, vessels in distress, Lost & Missing Persons Searches, suspicious items (ordnance/pyrotechnics), Royal Fish (whales, sturgeons, porpoises and dolphins) etc, then we’ve got you covered should you need us.

HM Coastguard are responsible for the initiation and coordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the UK search and rescue region. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the UK as well as some inland waters (for Cumbria this includes Derwentwater, Ullswater, Coniston and Windermere).

27/08/2026

𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 & 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 👀 🔍 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴.

A great training exercise last night, putting our Lost & Missing Person Search procedures into practice.

An Officer in Charge coordinated three Search Teams from an established Command Point, carrying out an initial 500m hub search around the Initial Planning Point.

The casualty was located, but sadly assessed as having injuries incompatible with life, so on this rare occasion Basic Life Support was not commenced. This is in accordance with Search And Rescue guidance.

With concerns of possible foul play, the team quickly transitioned to scene preservation, establishing a cordon and applying our scene management principles, until Police arrived and took over.

A valuable exercise reinforcing leadership, search management, casualty assessment, scene preservation and teamwork.

𝙄𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 ☎️9⃣9⃣9⃣ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙.
From Rope Rescue (cliff/structure/vessel access etc), Water Rescue, Mud Rescue, casualty evacuation, vessels in distress, Lost & Missing Persons Searches, suspicious items (ordnance/pyrotechnics), Royal Fish (whales, sturgeons, porpoises and dolphins) etc, then we’ve got you covered should you need us.

HM Coastguard are responsible for the initiation and coordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the UK search and rescue region. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the UK as well as some inland waters (for Cumbria this includes Derwentwater, Ullswater, Coniston and Windermere).

22/08/2026

🩹⛑️ Last week’s training consisted of casualty care practice, completing Patient Report Forms with specific information including observations, assessments and details of any treatment interventions provided, alongside the use of the three different stretchers our team carry.

Each stretcher is used across a variety of environments and rescue disciplines, including Rope, Water and Search Rescues, as well as routine casualty extraction.

🔍 Did you know that, nationwide, as part of our medical packs, all HM Coastguard vehicles also carry defibrillators/AEDs? All of our officers are trained in Casualty Care, covering a range of trauma and medical illness topics as part of a syllabus overseen by our HMCG Medical Director and Clinical Governance Board.

𝙄𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 ☎️9⃣9⃣9⃣ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙.
From Rope Rescue (cliff/structure/vessel access etc), Water Rescue, Mud Rescue, casualty evacuation, vessels in distress, Lost & Missing Persons Searches, suspicious items (ordnance/pyrotechnics), Royal Fish (whales, sturgeons, porpoises and dolphins) etc, then we’ve got you covered should you need us.

HM Coastguard are responsible for the initiation and coordination of civil maritime search and rescue within the UK search and rescue region. This includes the mobilisation, organisation and tasking of adequate resources to respond to persons either in distress at sea, or to persons at risk of injury or death on the cliffs or shoreline of the UK as well as some inland waters (for Cumbria this includes Derwentwater, Ullswater, Coniston and Windermere).

Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team

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