With the clocks going back last night, please stay safe at the coast and plan your trip accordingly. • Check what time the sun sets 🌇 • Bring a source of light, just in case 🔦 • Allow time to get back safely 🚗🏡 In an emergency, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

Climping Beach car park no more Littlehampton CG monitoring

This week has been International Control Room Week, and we would like to celebrate all of our unsung heroes based in the operations rooms. We could not protect and save lives without them. Thank you for everything 💙 #ControlRoomWeek #999Coastguard

Half of the people who die at the coast didn't plan to enter the water. The power of winter waves can easily catch you out. Stay back from the water 🌊  Take a phone 📱 Make it home 🏡 In an emergency, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard. #RespectTheWater #999Coastguard

From tomorrow, we are deploying two contingency pumps at Felpham Pumping Station in West Sussex to provide extra local flood resilience. Whilst the pumps are onsite for the next two weeks, the promenade at Bognor Regis will be closed and a footpath diversion will now be in place

With the festive season in full swing and Christmas day fast approaching, sit with us as we hear the story of How the Coastguard Saved Christmas 🎄🎁 If you get into trouble at the coast over the holidays, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard. Merry Christmas! #999Coastguard

Littlehampton CG just had a mad couple of hours, EOD attendance foy first pic, council attendance for deceased 4.7m whale washed up, both incidents in Littlehampton ⁦Littlehampton CG⁩

See details of this afternoons incidents, the first involving a washed up whale, the second involving suspected ordnance; facebook.com/share/p/ZE3Kzh…

IN PICTURES: Hampton Court Palace hosts emergency services for World Drowning Prevention Day 🛟 #news #HamptonCourt #WorldDrowningPreventionDay #Twickenham Read more ➡️ twickenham.nub.news/news/local-new…

Significant SAR off Goring Worthing Shoreham Lifeboat Littlehampton CG

‼️ Do you recognise this kit? Last night we were tasked to concerns for a missing wind surfer after this equipment was found floating near Worthing. If this is your kit please let us know in the comments, or call Solent Coastguard on 023 9255 2100 quoting reference GIN 529822.

We’ll be joining our colleagues from across the other emergency services for a training exercise in Chichester Harbour later today. Don’t be alarmed if you see lots of activity both shoreside and on the water.

When he's not out saving lives, fundraising his close to his Littlehampton Coastguard Paul Gill's heart after his son Henry was born with a heart condition. Find out how Paul juggles his work teaching, fundraising and volunteering with HM Coastguard ⬇️ hmcoastguard.uk/news/hearts-an…