Redcar Coastguard Rescue Team

02/09/2026

Emergency services working together to be prepared as best possible.

- Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles

Today team members from HM Coastguard and Cleveland Fire Service completed a joint training session. The sessions was based on a person overboard and in the water between the harbour and a shipping vessel.

Cleveland Fire Service water rescue team deployed an inflatable platform and recovered the person (training dummy) from the water.

HM Coastguard part was to extract the casualty to a place of safety through a rope rescue protocol.

It was another good opportunity for emergency services to work together and understand each others skill sets to be able to keep the public safe.

In any coastal emergency please call 999 and ask for Coastguard.

02/09/2026

The summer holidays has come to an end. We would like to thank the public for keeping safe during this school holiday.

Redcar team has been extremely busy between call outs and regular training.

Redcar Coastguard team attended 118 call outs up to the end of August.

The team made the best of the summer weather in our training sessions, working hard on our skills sets which include water rescue, casualty care, rope rescue, Search and Rescue.

We are on call 24/7. In any coastal emergency please call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

21/08/2026

Redcar Coastguard Team are responsible for the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter landings at near James Cook University Hospital.

Recently some of the Redcar team members attended an orientation and training session at Carlisle SAR airbase with Rescue 897 air asset.

The elements completed in the training included: Familiarization of the the aircraft, landing sites, high lining and stretcher work.

Redcar Coastguard team train and prepared as best possible for any coastal emergency.

In a coastal emergency remember to dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

We are on call 24/7.

21/08/2026

We’re excited to welcome the newest member HM Coastguard Redcar team!

The new CRV will help our team continue to respond quickly and safely when we’re called upon to assist those in need along our coastline.

Redcar Coastguard Team are on call 24/7.

Please remember to dial 999 and ask for Coastguard for any coastal emergency.

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

Busy Summer for Redcar Coastguard Team

When the pager goes off, we go 24/7, day or night. It has been a busy year with more than 90 taskings (22 taskings in July) for the Redcar Coastguard team.

Responding to taskings from our Humber Operations room is just part of what we do. We train every Tuesday night in various primary disciplines, which include: water rescue techniques, rope rescue techniques, search and recovery and casualty care.

We must keep our skill sets at the highest standards to be able to operate in sometimes very challenging environments and weather conditions.

We work very closely with our flanking Coastguard teams: Staithes Coastguard, Whitby Coastguard, Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team and in partnership with other emergency services.

We regularly work alongside Cleveland Police negotiators at incidents with people in crisis. We recently attended a familiarisation session where we gained an insight into the skills and techniques they use to communicate with people in crisis.

Police negotiators' safety is one of our primary concerns to keep them safe, especially at locations working at height near cliff edges. Practical sessions, using our specialist rope rescue equipment, to demonstrate techniques which allow us to keep the police negotiators safe while engaging with people in crisis.

Working together as one multi-agency team to keep the public safe and be there when things do go wrong.

We urge the public to take extra caution, especially during the warm summer school holidays. The sea is brutal. It can turn from a family fun day at the beach into a tragedy very quick.

In any coastal emergency, call 999 and ask for Coastguard.

21/07/2026

Support Redcar Life Boat Team:

When the pager goes off in the middle of day or night, we respond. Majority of the time the Redcar RNLI team get paged as well to attend to a coastal emergency. We work together as a unit to provide the best services in what we are trained at. Each emergency service play a vital role to be able to get the best possible outcome.

Redcar RNLI’s ability to perform their role is dependent on the financial support from the public.

Please support Redcar RNLI on their annual Red Flag Day.

HMCG will be there to show our support.

21/07/2026

🚨Recruitment Now Open! 🚨

Looking to do something rewarding and make a real difference in your community?

Redcar Coastguard Rescue Team is now recruiting Coastguard Rescue Officers

As a Coastguard Rescue Officer, you’ll respond to emergencies along our coastline, helping people in need and working as part of a dedicated team to save lives.

No previous experience is required – full training is provided in a range of skills including:
🌊 Water rescue
🔎 Lost and missing person search
⛑️ Casualty care
🧗 Specialist rescue disciplines such as rope, depending on your role.
📅 Recruitment is open until 20th August.
To register your interest, use the link below:

To find out what area the station you want to volunteer at is in, see the Coastguard rescue service area and stations information on GOV.UK (opens in new tab).

14/07/2026

“The sea can be brutal.”

This weekend ended in a tragedy with 2 people losing their lives at Seaton Carew.

What started off as a a normal sunny, warm and fun day at the beach which turned into a life changing event.

3 young people entered the water at Seaton Carew and got into trouble. 3 adults entered the water to help them. The 3 young people were saved but very sadly 2 of the adults had to be rescued by emergency services and lost their lives.

Our thoughts are with the families in this very difficult time and also our colleagues from the RNLI, Ambulance and other emergency services who attended this incident.

It highlights the importance of water safety with the summer holidays just around the corner.

In any coastal emergency contact 999 and ask for Coastguard. We are on call 24/7/365.