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.
