Incidents 2009

Incident DateDescriptionCategory
15-12-2009Overdue Vessel. Vessel traced after searchSEARCH
06-12-2009Aircraft with full emergency declared. Landed without further incident at Prestwick. Stood down prior to departing station.RESCUE
22-11-2009Flare reported off of Ayr. Area searched with nothing foundFAGI
18-11-2009Vehicle and occupant trapped at flooded Dean ford in Kimarnock. Stood down before departing station. RESCUE
15-11-2009Report of a person in a river in Kilmarnock. Hoax callers traced by Police.RESCUE
11-11-2009RAF Tornado diverted to Prestwick. Jet landed safely and team stood down prior to departing station.RESCUE
03-11-2009Emergency at Prestwick Airport. Aircraft landed safelyASSIST
28-10-2009RCAF Airbus with full emergency. Landed safely at PrestwickRESCUE
25-10-2009Vehicle and occupant trapped at ford crossing River Dean, Kilmarnock.RESCUE
16-10-2009Person threatening to jump into the water, inland from AyrASSIST
08-09-2009Vehicle trapped in fast moving water at the ford in KilmarnockRESCUE
13-08-2009Male in water at South Beach Troon, Police require assistanceRESCUE
05-08-2009Commercial fisherman with serious head injury being brought into Troon by Troon LifeboatRESCUE
25-07-2009Dinghy found floating in the Clyde being towed into Troon by a yachtASSISTANCE
08-07-2009Report of a person in difficulty on a boat at Ayr HarbourFAGI
02-07-2009Report of a missing child at Saltcoats. Child found prior to departing station.SEARCH
26-06-2009Report of an inflatable drifting off Ayr beach. Person recovered self prior to arrival.RESCUE
24-06-2009Royal Navy 177 PAN PAN indicating hydraulic failure over the sea. Landed safely.ASSISTANCE
24-06-2009Report of person on bridge at river Ayr. Stood down on arrival.SEARCH
05-06-2009Search for missing person. Stood down prior to departing station.SEARCH
31-05-2009Lost children on Troon Beach. Numerous incidents on another hot day with a few thousand people on the beachSEARCH
30-05-2009Lost children and parents on Ayr beach. Dealt with 13 incidents on the hottest day of the year with 5000 people on the beachSEARCH
30-05-2009Jet skier broken down and drifting off shore at MaidensRESCUE
28-05-2009Report of a person in the River Ayr in town. Person got out prior to our arrival.RESCUE
26-05-2009Male reported walking into the sea at TroonRESCUE
19-05-2009Search for overdue fishing vessel. Vessel located in TroonSEARCH
17-05-2009Male jumped off fast ferry to Troon from Ireland. Person rescued by helicopter. Female had stroke on board and another male had a suspected broken leg on separate incidents. ASSISTANCE
10-05-2009Fishing vessel taking on water and sinking Troon Harbour. Liased with Fire&Rescue to pump vessel out and keep afloat due to pollution concerns if it sank.RESCUE
10-05-2009Search for missing person River GarnockSEARCH
08-05-2009Female stuck at Greenan Castle, Female was surrounded by water and assisted ashore FAGI
25-04-2009Four females stuck on cliffs at Heads of Ayr, 2 police officers who went to help also required assistance from our Rope Rescue TeamRESCUE
16-04-2009Yacht sinking 6miles off of Troon. Troon Lifeboat and R177 brought casualty ashore. Team arranged lift out at marinaRESCUE
12-04-2009Report of red flare at Greenan Shore. Area searched with night vision. Sky lantern from nearby hotelFAGI
03-04-2009Red flare reported at Newton Shore, area searched with nothing foundFAGI
23-03-2009Vehicle stuck in sand on Ayr beach. Advice given.ASSISTANCE
18-03-2009Small dinghy spotted in River Ayr, Dinghy recovered and area searched, nothing found.SEARCH
17-03-20092 teenagers stranded on mud flats at Irvine. Rescued by Troon Lifeboat and landed ashore to ourselvesRESCUE
13-03-2009Search for possible female who had jumped into River Ayr. Area seached nothing foundSEARCH
02-03-2009Report of female walking into water at Barassie Beach, area searched with nothing foundFAGI
27-02-2009Ordinance on beach at Irvine. Cleared beach and called Royal Navy Bomb Disposal. Submarine MarkerEOD
08-02-2009Report of unturned vessel off of Ayr, Turned out to be a large logFAGI
11-01-20092 Females trapped in car at Kilmarnock after heavy flash flooding.RESCUE

Total Number of Incidents this year
42