Welcome To Beer Coastguard..

Our “patch” covers the coastal area from “Charton Bay” near the Devon / Dorset border in the east to “Ladram bay” in the west.

We have 2 initial response teams that can react and be on scene within minutes.
One team based around Beer and the other at Sidmouth, this means we can get people to the incident quickly wherever it is on the patch.
We can be called to go anywhere along the coast from Exmouth to West Bay to assist other teams if required, and increasingly we are tasked to inland incidents such as flooding or to search for a missing person.

This area is part of the Portland district, managed by the Portland MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre). All emergency / distress calls by phone or VHF are routed to the MRCC and from there they callout the required resources, depending on the type and location of incident. We are alerted by pager, and contact the MRCC for details of the incident.

If you are the person who calls 999 it is important you stay at that location until we have arrived so we can speak to you in person, and get as much information as possible.

Never be afraid to call the emergency services if you think somebody is in trouble, delaying the call even a few minutes could make the difference between life and death.