Arnside Part II

The small village of Arnside sits on the Kent Estuary a very picturesque setting for thousands of walkers, bird watchers and a few canoeist drawn to the area to ride the tidal bore that surges along the estuary banks. The beauty hides many dangers that the unsuspecting visitors on rare occasion, unwittingly fall foul. The estuary leads into Morecombe bay an area that has been associated with its own tragedy. Not to make it sound a location of doom and gloom, there are many thousands of visitors who come to the area and don’t  even get their wellington boots stuck. But for those that do get stuck in the mud, sink in the quicksand or get caught by the bore the local volunteer rescue services strive to ensure the visitors leave.

The Arnside Coastguard team have the task of being on call waiting for their pagers to sound or vibrate ready to answer the often complicated call for help. With an all terrain vehicle the Argo Cat to deal with mud and quicksand  and a Yamaha Waverunner for the water, the team are one of the most well equipped in the country.

K38 UK is proud to deliver the teams PWC rescue training as HM Coastguards preferred supplier we had honour of delivering the K38 Way to the second group of HM Coastguard Volunteers.

The Arnside team have embraced the PWC after their General Purpose Boat was removed from service. The team members are passionate and committed to their job patrolling and responding to the emergencies along the estuary.  K38 UK is privileged to be part of this unprecedented HM Coastguard project.