Effective services Carried out by the Humber Lifeboat 2008

16 Jan    Assist the vessel "Clipper Beaune"
02 Feb    Assist Skegness Lifeboat with safety vessel "Titan"
02 Mar    Evacuate an injured person from the tanker "SS Fillpine"
05 Apr    Rescue three crew for the fishing vessel "Matthew Harvey"
23 Apr    Assist the fishing vessel "Telesis"
28 Apr    Assist the vessel "My Mate"
01 May    Assist the yacht "Cautious 2"
03 May    Recover a body from the sea
20 May    Evacuate an injured person from the vessel "Britannia Conquest"
02 June    Assist the fishing vessel "Misty Blue"
05 June    Assist the yacht "Noy"
06 June    Assist the yacht "Brynbella"
08 June    Assist Skegness Lifeboat evacuate four people from the dismasted yacht "Piglet II"
13 June    With the help of Cleethorpes Lifeboat rescue the yacht "Freebooter"
26 June    Assist the fishing vessel "Lindisfarne"
29 June    Standby the vessel "Garmin racer" during the winching to a helicopter of an injured crew
15 July    With the help of Bridlington Lifeboat assist the fishing vessel "Wayfarer"
20 July    Launch to a possible "Mayday" turned into a hoax
22 July     Assist the vessel "Pelcomb Lady II"
26 July    Assist the Coast Guard track down a boat blocking CH16
27 July    Assist the yacht "Antagus"
31 July    Standby the vessel "Cervantes"
03 Aug    Assist Humber rescue with the vessel "The Highlander"
05 Aug    Assist the tug "Defence"
05 Aug    Assist the Sloop "Phyllis"
16 Aug    Assist  the yacht "Laria"
21 Aug    Assist Mablethorpe Lifeboat with the fishing vessel "Aleyna"
22 Aug    Assist the yacht "Caradi Mor"
22 Aug    Assist the yacht "Night Watch"
25 Aug    Tow a target pontoon from the local bombing range clear of shipping lanes.
30 Aug    Assist the fishing vessel Thalassa
03 Sept    Launched to three kids in an inflatable. Stood down as they where saved by Cleethorpes Lifeboat
14 Sept    Standby a yacht with fouled sails and rigging
26 Sept   Standby the dredger "Sand Heron" with a fire aboard
27 Sept    Launched to assist the yacht "Silver Fox" Foul propeller. Sorted by Withernsea Lifeboat.
28 Sept    Assisted the vessel "Predator"
04 Oct    Evacuate a sick crewmember from the vessel "Centrica Pride"
06 Oct    Help Humber Coast Guard track down a vessel blocking channel 16
11 Oct    Land a canoeist from Bull Sand Fort
12 Oct    Assist Mablethorpe Lifeboat with the fishing vessel "Aleyna"
17 Oct    Standby a gas rig with a possible gas leak.
27 Oct    Escort the yacht "Calax-of-Lolworth" to safety
30 Oct    Evacuate a sick person from the ferry "Pride of Hull"
03 Nov    Evacuate a sick person from the vessel "Salamena"
16 Nov    Assist the fishing vessel "Shepherds Lad"
02 Dec    Search for a missing crew from the vessel "Pride of Rotterdam"
02 Dec    Standby the fishing vessel "Black Jack"
08 Dec    Evacuate an ill man from the fishing vessel "Shepherds Lad"


The Lifeboat crew also assisted with the following injuries and emergences ashore at Spurn Point.

Assist a Woman with breathing difficulties
Assist a man with serious stomach problems
Assist a crewmember from a local pilot launch after collapse
Assist Easington Coast Guard with a search for a missing person on the mud flats lost in fog.
Assist a young boy with a badly cut right hand
Assist a young girl with an injured foot
Assist a lady with a badly cut leg
Assist an angler with a badly cut finger

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