IN AN EMERGENCY
DIAL 999 and ASK FOR:
The Coastguard (sea or shoreline) or the Police (land). Or Team direct callout: 015395 58771
Links
The following links provide useful information about the bay, the weather and the tides and other related websites which may be of interest.
Other Emergency and Rescue Services:
Cumbria Fire and Rescue our primary working partners for inland emergencies
MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency - we come under their jurisdiction out on the Bay and work closely with the local control centre at Liverpool
The Police - Cumbria Constabulary
Duddon & Furness Mountain Rescue Team
Langdale / Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team
Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team
I-Lifeboats - Independent lifeboats forum
Lifeboats 24-7 - Lifeboat/Coastguard forum
Dublin Civil Defence - use Hagglund BV206s like us, and we are training their teams for them based on our experience
Hemsby Inshore Rescue Service - Indepndent rescue team in Norfolk
Morecambe Bay and Lakes related links:
Morecambe Bay Real Time Weather
Morecambe Bay Tide Information
Queens Guide to the Sands - Cedric Robinson
A short feature filmed for the BBC Coast programme posted on YouTube about Cedric Robinson, the Queen's Guide to the Sands of Morecambe Bay, who leads Cross Bay Walks for charity fundraising (including ours) across the bay between Arnside and Kent's Bank.
Other Bay SAR related links:
Sponsors:
Specialist Equipment Suppliers:
LED Lenser (Ledco) - Handheld LED lighting, personal and in vehicles
Peli Products - Heavy duty RALS LED area lights, and unbreakable and waterproof equipment cases. We appear in some of their marketing
MFC Survival - inflatable rescue paths and inflatable stretchers
Northern Diver - Drysuits, base layer thermals & PFDs. We have our drysuits custom made by them to our specifications, you will find us on their website and in some of their brochures
Safequip Specialist Rescue Equipment - gloves, wading poles, throwbags, throwbag belts, waterproof search torches, cowtails, carabiners, rescue equipment
Heightec - Ropes, pulleys, carabiners, shunts, drybags, spare helmets
Future Safety - team issue multi role safety helmets and headtorches
Keela - USAR waterproof hi vis jackets, fleeces and overtrousers
Unicorn Chemicals - Supplier of heavy duty Wagonwash - which keeps our Hagglunds shiney & clean
Specialist Training Providers:
Outreach Rescue - Water Incident Management & Rescue Boat Operatiors
Re-Think Training - Rescue 3 Swiftwater Rescue Technician
Benefactors, Trusts, Supporters and People who have generously helped the team:
Ada Hillard, The Hare and Hounds (Bowland Bridge), O2 Community Awards, Grange & District Lions Club, BAe Systems Fell Walking Club, Charity & Co., The Cavendish Arms Cartmel, Grange Tangent, Sir John Fisher Foundation, The Strickland Arms (Sizergh), Climbing High, Frieda Scott Charitable Trust, Dr David Speirs, Mid Lancs Sub-Aqua Club, Natland & Oxenholme Womens Institute, Panasonic (Toughbooks), Mrs Barbara Blundell, CGP Books (Co-ordination Group Publications Ltd), LED Lenser (Ledco), Sellafield Ltd., www.peliproducts.co.uk, Cumbria County Council, Cumberland Building Society Charitable Foundation, Furness Building Society, Cumbria Community Foundation, the Hadfield Trust, the Hedley Foundation, Castle Fire & Security, Yorkshire Building Society. Early Bird Design Associates, Greggs Foundation, Co-op Community Fund, CN Group, the Souter Charitable Trust, The Ducati Owners Club, Ribble Valley Carriage Driving club, Keswick 2 Barrow Walk and all those who we may have missed, may wish to remain anonymous or have taken part in our Cross Bay Walks or supported the team in any other way. Thankyou!
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