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Jan 4th	Number of vessels assisted after being caught out by heavy fog.Both the Mumbles and Port Talbot Lifeboats also attended to escort the boats to the river Afan.
Feb 8th	Number of Report`s of Red Flares being fired in the river Neath.While carrying out a search of the river members of the team spotted fireworks being fired inland, Search called off after negative result. We would like to thank the members of the public that rang in as there where confirmed reports from a police unit in the area that flares where also fired.
Feb 28th	Report of person in the water with his friend trying to attempt a rescue.Coastguard Teams searching Aberavon Beach Police units also in attendance,first informant rang to say the person was out of the water and was safe.Teams carried on with a search due to the freezing conditions it had been snowing earlier with temp of -11 in parts to make sure both were ok. Information received from the Police that they had left the area.While searching we came across a male asleep after a night out not in a very good condition,first aid in the way of a space blanket and ambulance called by police while we continued with the search.
March 4th	Vessel ashore Morfa sands Margam see link Morfa Incident
March 9th	06:44 While at Mrcc for exercise team called at the request of the Police to attend a person saying he was going to jump off the Briton Ferry Road Bridge. Police, ambulance in attendance Lifeboat launched and standing off. Doctor also in attendance at the request of the casualty. Person agreed to come off bridge all units stood down.
March 10th	14:46 Called following a report of a person in the water river neath. Coastguards with first informant lifeboat launched and confirmed the target with the informant to be a Seal all units stood down
March 30th	Report of an oil slick off the harbour an investigation reviled it to be coal dust
April 15th	Called to collect details from vessel broken down off Aberavon beach towed to river Afan by lifeboat
April 19th	Large number of children dodging waves as they wash over north pier.Advised of the dangers kept watch on the area till tide receded
May 25th	While on exercise report from a mop received that a group of teenagers were trying to put to sea in boating pool peddle boats.Not being designed for the sea team tasked to recover the boats and give advice to the group the boats had been taken from their storage area while the building was being knocked down.
July 4th	Reported that a canoeist seen off shore could no longer be seen. Canoeist later came ashore he was a local Lifeguard doing a bit of training and was safe and well.
July 31st	Paged to missing child but stood down as child had been found safe and well
Aug 1st	20:00 Called while on duty for Aberavon round the pier swim to missing child but stood down as child had been found safe and well
Aug 4th	Paged at 11:22 tasked to broken down vessel while on route from Monkstone to Mumbles.Vessel in no immediate danger at anchor off Neath river.Port Talbot Lifeboat took vessel in tow to Monkstone Yacht Club
Aug 6th	Paged at 03:40 utc following a DSC alert Mrcc had received no response on ch 16 the alert was traced to a vessel in Port Talbot deep water harbour though the crew denied sending any alert.
Aug 7th	Paged to missing child but stood down as child had been found safe and well
Aug 10th	Paged to missing child but stood down as child had been found safe and well
Sept 1st	Reported by lifeguard out on his ski that a 22 ft speedboat with 5 pob were waving 500 yds off the lifeboat slip. Darkness was just falling when the boats engine failed on their first trip out in the vessel they had attempted to row ashore an impossible task with the strong spring tide. Port Talbot Lifeboat was lunched and the vessel was soon taken in tow to the river Afan to be met by the coastguard team. The vessel did not have any flares or radio aboard and only two life jackets between them. While conditions were clam and the crew's intentions were to test the vessel we cannot emphasize enough how important it is to carrying emergency equipment. They were lucky they were spotted or they could have been out all night.
Sept 5th	Reported by lifeguard of vehicle bogged down on Aberavon beach while trying to recover jet ski.Stood down as vehicle and owner now out of danger recovered by lifeguards
Sept 5th	Reported to lifeboat crewman a few minutes after the above call of two missing 9 year olds they had been missing a while and darkness was falling fast by this time.Children located while team assembled by parents.
Sept 12th	Reported by an angler who observed two young children dodging the sea on Aberavon North Pier. Children ran away when the team arrived but after a search of the sea front they were located and it was pointed out how dangerous this sort of game is. Requested to keep an eye out for them should they have returned after we had left.
Sept 14th	Reported by a mop of a surfboard on Aberavon Beach. After 3 days of bad weather with gale force winds the weather had improved quit a bit with there now only being a 3-4ft wave. A police unit was requested after a mop insisted that he could claim the board and attempted to take it away after it was pointed out there are channels for this sort of thing and that it was vital for us to keep the board where it was for search purposes. Following a major search of both sea front and car parks with a number of people interviewed nothing was found. If anyone has information on this board can you please contact Swansea Coastguard or Port Talbot Police.
Oct 17th	19:44 Request by the Police to assist in a search for a missing 13 year old with learning disabilities. Search of seafront conducted by Coastguard units and Lifeboat with Police units conducting search inland Boy located by Police after approximately 3/4 of an hour hiding in a local park. Weather light air clam sea with a mod swell good vis high water
Oct 24th	A 10 year old boy was washed off the North Pier at Aberavon Beach just before high water (Sunday 25th Oct.) He was visiting Port Talbot with his friends and their family when they decided to go for a walk along the seafront, the conditions were very rough and while walking on the pier he was washed on to the east side of the pier. One of the adults in the party managed to enter the water and recover the boy while Police, Coastguards and Port Talbot's lifeboat was on route to the scene. Paramedics were called but the adults refused to let them take the child to hospital so a medic was called to give the child a check up on scene. Port Talbot Coastguard wishes to warn both children and parents that this pier is very dangerous in any seas which can crash over with no warning. The young boy was very lucky he was not washed on to the west side where his chances of survival would have been very slim.
Nov 16th	Port Talbot Coastguard along with Mumbles Coastguard were diverted to search the River Neath area while on route to an exercise in Mumbles, after MRCC Swansea received the spoken words Mayday on V.H.F Channel 16. Following an intensive search by broth teams the search was called off at around 20:30 at this stage it looks like a possible hoax call anyone with information should contact (MRCC) Swansea Coastguard
Nov 25th	Port Talbot Coastguard and Lifeboat Crew were called to a vessel which had broken down off Aberavon Beach at 17:00 on the 25th of Nov the vessel which had suffered battery failure with 3 persons on board was later towed to the safety of the river Afan
Dec 5th	Car on Aberavon Beach Coastguard team alerted to a vehicle in the sea at Aberavon Beach.Investigations confirmed that it been previously reported to the Police as a possible stolen car that had been on the beach from the night before
Dec 11th	Vessel Broken Down 11 December 2004 Crew called around 17:45 to vessel being towed in to the river Afan by a local fishing vessel to keep under observation and to take details.
Dec 17th	Vessel Overturned Two contractors working on Port Talbot's deep water harbour were thrown into the sea after the vessel capsized in choppy seas.Rescue units stood down as they had managed to make it safely to shore.
Dec 30th	Dolphin Task to a report of Dolphins ashore Morfa Beach nothing found in location given re-turned to station after search of forshore.