1st ILB launched at 10.44 a.m. to a report of a paddleboard with two people in the water holding on to it off of Aldwick. The Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) was stood down en route as the two persons in the water were free divers using the board as an SMB (surface marker buoy).
2nd ILB launched at 12.30 p.m. to conduct a search for an elderly woman missing from a nursing home in Bognor Regis. An extensive search was completed by the ILB with nothing found before the UK Coastguard released the ILB to return to Station. The ILB was close to Bognor Pier when they were stood down and the crew had exhausted their water supply in the extremely hot conditions and so Craig was put ashore to get some drinks on BNPL but the Bognor Rock Shop donated 3 cans of drink and 3 Vanilla cones to the crew, so thank you very much to them.
3rd ILB launched at 4.28 p.m. to a report of a paddleboarder possibly in trouble after being observed from the shore not moving for 20 minutes. The ILB was stood down en route after the paddleboarder started to make for the shore.
4th ILB launched at 8.47 p.m. to a report of a paddleboarder falling off the board and not seen to get back on in a position approximately one mile offshore from the beach by the Windmill, Selsey. Once on scene the ILB found a paddleboarder who said he had not been in the water but had seen another boarder further out. With this information and darkness looming the ILB requested that the ALB be launched to assist with the search. Once the ALB was on scene parachute flares were fired by the Lifeboats to illuminate the area, but nothing was seen. The ILB spoke to several people on the beach to the west of Selsey and all had seen different paddleboarders and confirmed that they had all made it back to shore safely. With this information the UK Coastguards stood the Lifeboats down to return to station.
1st CREW: Sam Corcoran-Smith (Helmsman), Craig Sergeant, and Jake Harnett.
2nd CREW: James Albrey (Helmsman), Will Moir, and Craig Sergeant.
3rd CREW: Harry Emmence (Helmsman), James Albrey, and Neil Hopcraft.
4th ILB CREW: Sam Corcoran-Smith (Helmsman), Dan Langford, and Tim Scott.
ALB CREW: Rob Archibald (Coxswain), Colin Pullenger (2nd Coxswain), Andy Lee (Mechanic), Will Moir, Craig Sergeant, and Neil Hopcraft.