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Key: ILB - Inshore Lifeboat. ALB - All Weather Lifeboat. Times given are when the crew were paged/ tasked, in BST if applicable.

The craft had suffered fuel problems and had lost power. She was taken under tow back to Shoreham.

As the crew arrived at the scene, Sussex Police retrieved the casualty from the shore, and once it was established there was no other person in the water the crew were stood down.

However, with the lifeboat on route the crew were stood down as the coastguard rescue helicopter attended the casualty.

The vessel had suffered a failure of both the primary and backup outboard engines. .

It was taken under tow back to Surrey hard, Shoreham.

The vessel, with 2 adults and 2 children aboard, had suffered an oil leak and subsequent engine failure.

It was taken under tow back to Shoreham.

The vessel was well attached to the lines and had lost power, so the ALB crew cut the gear free and then towed the vessel to the harbour.

The ILB was then launched to recover the boat through the locks and onto a mooring at the Sussex Yacht Club.

The man, who had a crushed foot, was brought back to Shoreham and was treated by and ambulance crew. He was then transferred to hospital for further treatment.

The craft was located and towed back to Shoreham.

The craft, with 2 persons on board, was taken under tow and towed to the locks to be placed in the canal awaiting repairs.

The crew escorted the animal, which followed the boat willingly, out to sea.

The vessel, which had a fouled propellor, had become becalmed in the traffic separation zones mid channel - a dangerous place to be out of control due to fast moving commercial traffic.

The ALB took the vessel under tow to Shoreham, where the ILB was launched (03:33) to take her through the locks and onto a mooring.

The crew took the lifeboat alongside the casualty and put 2 crew members aboard. They checked that the fire was extinguished and assessed the crew for any ill effects.

The vessel was then taken under tow and towed back to Shoreham through the locks, where the fire brigade formally examined the boat to confirm the fire was out.

Despite an extensive search by the crew, coastguard and police helicopter nothing was found and the crew were stood down.

Three adults and two children were taken aboard the lifeboat from the stricken 16ft vessel. The crew then pulled the boat into the shallows, pumped it out and towed it back to Shoreham Harbour. The rescued party were handed over to the coastguard on the beach.

A crewman had suffered an injury to his hand, caused when a heavy steel door slammed shut on it. He had injured one finger badly, losing the nail and crushing the finger.

He was taken aboard the ALB and given pain relief, then taken back to Shoreham where a paramedic was waiting to treat him.

He was then transferred to Worthing Hospital.

The 4x4 type vehicle has entered the water with one person on board, and had subsequently capsized. The person had been recovered to shore by the police.

In addition to providing safety cover for emergency services personell, the ILB crew assisted the coastguard in getting a line onto the vehicle and effecting a recovery.

A windsurfer was reported to be in difficulty off Widewater lagoon, and when he disappeared from view his wife alerted the coastguard by dialing 999.

Due to the near gale force conditions the ALB was bought to immediate readyness, which means tipped on the slipway, ready to launch with all crew aboard.

However, the windsurfer re-appeared and was judged to not be in immedaite danger, so the launch was aborted and the crew stood down.

The yacht had suffered a partial steering failure and in gusty conditions the assistance of the lifeboat was requested.

The crew escorted the vessel to Shoreham to effect repairs.

Newhaven lifeboat had been tasked around 20 minutes earlier to assist a jetski on Seaford Beach. The 2 riders aboard had spent the night on the beach after losing the keys overboard.

The Newhaven crew towed the craft as far as the West Pier, where it was taken over by the Shoreham ILB. The crew then towed it back to Sussex Marine Watersports at Shoreham, where it had originated from.

On arrival, and with the assisstance of local coastguard units and the police, it was established that the call was the result of a deliberate hoax.

The crew were therefore stood down to return to the station.

Working with the first informant, the ILB crew made an extensive search of the area. Despite recovering 3 abandoned inflatable craft, no persons were found and the call was resolved as a 'false alarm with good intent'.

The owner was attempting to enter the harbour under sail but was struggling with the conditions and other traffic in the harbour.

He was taken under tow and brought into the harbour under control.

The crew launched quickly and sped to the scene, but as they arrived the children managed to reach shore on their own and the boat was stood down.

The 4 individuals had been aboard a small dinghy which had capsized. The persons managed to make it ashore under their own steam while the ILB was en route.

The rider, who was unusually well equipped with a hand held VHF and flares, had issued a 'Pan Pan' distress call when his engine failed.

The ILB crew located him quickly and towed him back the The Harbour Club in the river.

The boy had set of in a leaking canoe and had disappeared from the site of his parents. Concerned, they had raised the alarm.

After a short search the boy was picked up by the motor cruiser Saffron Blue after his canoe had sunk beneath him. He was collected by the ILB crew and taken back ashore to his relieved parents.

The vessel, which was bound for Brighton, had suffered steering failure and was being attended by the RNLI Atlantic 75 from Littlehampton. However, the 15 ton vessel was proving a difficult tow for the Atlantic, so Shoreham Lifeboat was tasked to take over the tow.

On arrival on scene the crew boarded the vessel and attended the crew, one of whom was suffering from seasickness.

The vessel was then towed to Brighton and berthed at the Marina. The ALB was re-housed at around 4.30am.

While the crew were en route the vessel regained power, so they escorted the boat to its mooring at Surrey Hard before returning to station.

A woman had been reported to have entered the water, having left clothes and a mobile phone on the beach. Examination of the phone revealed she had sent a text message suggesting she was going to attempt to take her own life.

A large scale search was therefore initiated, involving Newhaven, Brighton and Shoreham lifeboats as well as the coastguard rescue helicopter.

After spending around 2 hours in the water, the woman was spotted and picked up by Brighton Lifeboat. She was taken ashore and is expected to make a full recovery.

When the crews arrived on scene they discovered the mysterious light, which potentially could have been a diver in distress or a submerged lifejacket.

On closer examination however it was found to be a light and battery, in a bag, attached to a line and hooks. It appeared to be an attempt to lure fish - unsuccessfully as there were no fish attached to it.

The light and hooks were recovered to prevent further reports and the boats returned to station.

The duty crew launched the boat and proceeded up river at best speed, despite the depth being less than 1 metre in places.

On arrival on scene, one person had been recovered into a rowing boat and the other had just managed to scramble ashore. Having established no medical attention was required, the ILB crew recovered their sunken craft - a bathtub competing in an unofficial event.

The vessel had lost power, and with strong force 6 winds and a moderate to rough sea, required assistance.

Solent Coastguard also launched Littlehampton's Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboat to the rescue, but asked the Shoreham all weather boat to proceed due to the conditions.

In the event the tow was secured by Littlehampton's crew and the vessel towed back to harbour, the Shoreham crew being stood down en route.

However, as the boat was being prepared for launch, a local fishing boat managed to assist the yacht and the lifeboat was stood down.

The 2 casualties were recovered around 1/4 mile SE of the entrance. One person was extremely cold so they were evacuated to the boathouse immediately to get warm and dry.

The crew then returned to the scene to recover the dinghy.

At 13:04 the ILB was launched to reports of a 30' vessel sinking in the harbour.

Armed with a portable salvage pump, the crew made their way to the scene to find a boat which had been holed by another.

The owner was in attendance and did not require any assistance.

Then at 14:40 the crew were tasked to a 45' yacht calling for assistance with a reported rope around her prop.

When the crew arrived on scene they found the vessel, which had in fact had a fuel starvation problem, to be under way under her own power and no longer in need of help.

The boat was then re-launched at 17:48 to an inflatable dinghy with engine failure in the harbour.

The craft, with 2 adults and one child aboard, was towed to Kingston Beach for recovery.

The crews attended a number of vessels involved in the race, including 2 that had capsized and one that was dismasted.

3 persons were taken ashore aboard the ALB to free the club safety boat to attend other boats, and 2 of the craft were towed into the harbour by the ILB.

The race was abandoned.

At around 16:00 they were tasked to assist the Port Harbour Master jetski, which had run out of fuel off West Hove while escorting a pair of hired PWC's back to Shoreham. The ILB crew took the craft under tow and returned to Sussex Marine Watersports where it is based.

Then at approximately 17:00 the ILB was launched again to a 21' Bayliner power boat off Worthing Pier. The boat was towed to Shoreham for re-fueling before continuing her passage to Littlehampton.

The crew were then re-tasked at about 18:10 to an 18' power boat in the harbour, which had also ran out of fuel. It was towed to Emerald Quay.

The yacht, which was some 22 miles south of Shoreham, was in the middle of the busy southern shipping lane in the Channel, with little or no ability to steer.

The lifeboat reached the yacht in approximately 90 minutes and secured a tow and drogue, before commencing the long tow to Shoreham.

They reached the harbour just before 4pm.

The 54ft vessel with eight people on board got into trouble at the entrance of the Marina in two-metre swells and ran aground. When it became clear the vessel was too large for Brighton ILB to tow to safety, Shoreham’s offshore lifeboat was called.

See pics here, courtesy of the Shoreham Coastguard team.

The lifeboat crew managed to get a towline attached but the yacht lost its rudder as it was pulled clear. It was towed to Shoreham Harbour and assisted through the locks into the canal.

Subsequently at 2.45am on Wednesday Shoreham firefighters were called to a report of a fire onboard the yacht.

They put out a severe blaze in the engine room which is believed to have started accidentally. Two Shoreham lifeboat crew were later put on board to pump it out as it was brought up river to the Sussex Yacht Club for repairs.

In conditions gusting to gale force 8, and in driving rain, the crew searched the area for over an hour. They were joined by the Sussex Police helicopter H900.

Despite this extensive search, no trace of the person was found, and the crew were stood down by Solent Coastguard to return to station.

However, due to the near gale force conditions the coxswain decided that the ALB would be the more appropriate boat to launch. The boat was therefore launched and reached the area in around 10 minutes.

On arrival on scene it was found the windsurfer had managed to get ashore and had been met by local coastguard units. The ALB was therefore stood down to return to station.

The ILB launched to carry out a routine exercise, and almost immediately attended a 14' broken down speedboat in the middle of the river, near the lifeboat slipway. The disabled craft was towed to Emerald Quay, where its owners had launched from.

Upon being released from the task, the crew were asked to return to the boathouse to use the Radio Direction Finding equipment, to help isolate the source of a carrier transmission on the VHF distress channel 16.

Having finished this task the crew re-launched on exercise, and were immediately tasked to attend a 37' ketch 2 miles south of the entrance which had become entangled in some fishing equipment.

The crew reached the vessel and made several attempts to free her, and then to cut the offending lines. This proved impossible, so at 15:49 they requested the launch of the ALB, which carries equipment designed for this kind of situation.

With the ALB on scene the line was quickly cut and the vessel returned to Shoreham under her own power.

Both boats then returned to station, but at around 5:00 the ILB was launched again, to reports of 3 jetskis being driven at high speed off Beach Green, Lancing, and representing a danger to swimmers.

Although tasked to the scene in case of injury, the crew were asked to give advice as the Police, although called, were unable to attend.

When the crew arrived on scene they found one jetski adrift and 2 on the beach, one of which had broken down. The crew took one under tow and returned the craft and owner to Sussex Marine Watersports, in the river.

The craft, with 3 persons aboard, was located and towed back to Shoreham, where the crew assisted her through the locks and onto a mooring in the canal.

The boat, which had suffered engine failure, was taken under tow and returned to the Surrey Hard up river.

As the crew were finishing berthing the casualty they were re-tasked to assist Brighton Lifeboat and Sussex Police in a search of 2 missing boys in inflatable beach craft off Hove Lagoon.

After a short search the boys were found by the Brighton crew and then transferred to Shoreham ILB to be taken ashore, the ILB being a more suitable boat for beaching.

Both boats were prepared but as they were about to be launched they were stood down by Solent Coastguard. The Shoreham Pilot Cutter had made contact with the casualty and established they were not in immediate danger.

The boat had been spotted adrift, with one oar aboard. The crew checked the boat to see if it appeared to have broken free, or if it could have had an occupant.

Satisfied that no persons were in distress, they returned it to Silversands up the river and stood down.

The youngsters were reported to be drifting out to sea, however, they recovered themselves ashore while the ILB was en route.

Once it was confirmed they were safely ashore the crew were stood down.

The Shoreham based craft had lost drive due to a suspected gearbox fault, and run aground in shallow water. The ALB took her under tow and towed her back into Shoreham.

The craft was located and towed back into Shoreham.

The vessel had become entangled in fishing gear and had a fouled propellor. She was taken under tow and towed to Brighton Marina.

The vessel had run into trouble on route to Brighton and had anchored near Brighton Pier to await assistance. She was taken under tow and towed into Brighton Marina to await repairs.

The vessel was located and towed back into the harbour to await repairs.

In gusty conditions the crew took the vessel under tow and returned to Emerald Quay up the river where she had been launched.

After issuing a Mayday distress call the occupants found they were unable to fight the fire aboard. They were rescued by a passing fishing boat and transferred to Shoreham Lifeboat when she arrived on scene.

The ALB began tackling the fire, but the vessel was burning with such ferocity that both Shoreham and Brighton Lifeboats wer instructed to standby and not attempt to fight it. The boat sank just after 3pm, the crew being returned to shore aboard the lifeboat.

Click here for a selection of pictures, some by the Shoreham crew and some by members of the public.

A young woman had been found on the beach in an incoherent state, accompanied by what appeared to be clothing from a second person.

As there was no way of establishing the whereabouts of the second individual, the boats were asked to conduct a search of the area between the piers.

After a short search involving the use of white parachute flares, it was established that there was no missing person and the boats were stood down.

The 16 year old was recovered, suffering from cold but otherwise uninjured.

He was taken back to the boathouse and examined by ambulance personnel before being released.

His canoe was recovered and returned to the Sussex Yacht Club.

The crew examined the vessel for damage then stood by as she re-floated. They then escorted her back to Shoreham and through the locks.

She was berthed in the canal awaiting examination and repairs.

On arrival the crew assisted in pumping the vessel clear, then escorted her back to Shoreham.