Bridlington Coastguard team has its busiest year ever

With one day left in 2025 the team revealed that it had 242 Operational Taskings – which is the most it has dealt with throughout a calendar year.

As the new year starts, the team members are reminding people to call 999 in a coastal emergency and ask for the Coastguard.

The Coastguards asked people to ‘stay aware, stay prepared, and stay safe’.

A spokesperson said: “From early morning shouts to late night callouts, rough seas to scorching sands, every tasking has been about one thing: keeping you safe on our coastline.

"We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who shared safety messages; those who called 999 when they spotted danger; and our incredible volunteers who drop everything at a moment’s notice.

“We couldn’t do it without you.

“Here’s to 2026 – whatever it brings, we’ll be ready.”

Go to /www.facebook.com/bridlington.coastguard to find out more about the work of the Bridlington Coastguard Rescue Team.

Bridlington RNLI has also listed its highlights from 2025.

The list includes:

•Having 43 Operational Crew.

•The tanker collision in the North Sea in March in an incident that is still on-running.

•Setting out in Storm Amy to assist a fishing vessel – twice. Both operations involved working safely with flanking stations.

•Crew selflessly volunteering huge amounts of their time and have been rewarded with a record number of pass outs this year – last count was 26.

•Educational visits – 1,000 children in June. Station Tours.

•Water Safety – Hundreds of interventions.

•Running/hosting Women in Emergency Services Event and Lifeguards events.

•Welcoming new One Crew volunteers.

•Excellence in Volunteering award for the fundraising team.

•Buckingham Palace and Downing Street visits by Bridlington RNLI volunteers.

The RNLI team added: “So now we move onto 2026, who knows what lies around the corner. You never can tell but whatever happens, we will be ready to continue to Save Lives at Sea.”