As a result of
this loss, there was much concern from the public regarding the safety of bathers, fisherman and many other people who often
use the sea for their recreation and sport. After a public meeting there was much support for the development of an independent
rescue facility to be based at Hornsea. This would be run by volunteers and operated as a charity.
In
1994 Hornsea Rescue became a registered charity. After much hard work by the fund raising group, enough money was raised to
purchase a new inshore rescue boat. The boat is a 5.85 metre rigid hull inflatable boat and was built by Ribtec of Southampton.
It was delivered to Hornsea in December 1995.
The boat is equipped with twin 60hp Mariner Outboard
Engines giving a top speed of around 35knts. The boat is also equipped with a GPS satellite navigation system, which was donated
by Hornsea Lions and for night time operations the "Do Something Different Club" in Hull helped to raise £500,
which was doubled by BP to £1,000 to allow us to purchase some Night Vision Goggles.
Longbeach Leisure Caravan Park offered Hornsea Rescue some premises free of charge to house the inshore rescue boat. This
was an old disused barn, which needed restoring. Much hard work was put into rebuilding the barn and converting it into a
boathouse. While being very grateful to the Longbeach Caravan Park this location was not ideal from an operational point of
view and our aim was to have a purpose built rescue station on the seafront... the dream became a reality when in August 2008
ground was broken for the building work to start.
