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BBC News
7 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Car stranding at Polzeath prompts tidal advice to beachgoers
Beachgoers in Cornwall have been asked to "be aware of their surroundings" after an unfortunate driver returned to a beach car park to find their vehicle had been surrounded by the beach ranger Andy Stewart shared a video on social media showing an empty vehicle that had fallen victim to the rising tide on more than 800,000 people watched the video Mr Stewart said "there's nearly a million people out there now that when they next park in a beach car park will be looking out for tide times".He said while no-one had been injured and the car had not been damaged on this occasion, visitors to the coast should check signs and tide timetables. 'Be aware' There is a sign by the car park that reads: "Warning - beach users should be aware that at high spring tides this car park may flood."Mr Stewart told BBC Radio Cornwall: "The car park is tidal on spring tides and somebody clearly wasn't aware that driving past seaweed might leave their car a little bit vulnerable and the tide came in and gave it a bit of a wash.""We know roughly when the spring tides are and there are signs but we like people to be aware of any of the risks in their surroundings - and it doesn't always happen", he tides happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line creating the biggest difference between high and low water.
BBC News
29-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Holy Island team 'worked until midnight' to recover causeway car
A worker who helped to recover a submerged car near the Holy Island causeway said he had never seen one swept that far out Lifeboat Station said it was called to reports of a car stranded at about 14:45 BST on Monday and found it submerged 50m (164ft) away from the Mason, who helped recover the car on Tuesday evening, said the team worked until midnight to retrieve it, adding: "It just shows you how much the tide can pick a car up and shift it."The owners were located by Northumbria Police safe on the island shortly after the report was received, the lifeboat station said. "That was the first of that kind of distance," Mr Mason said. 'A lot of weight' Although the lifeboat station said the car was 50m (164ft) from the causeway, Mr Mason said it was actually about half a mile said that by the time they had the car on the back of the truck, the tide had turned and started coming back in again."It took a long time to tow it that kind of distance," he Mason said the team arrived at the causeway before the tide went out in the early evening."It was midnight when we got it loaded on the back of the truck," he said. "Of course with all of the water in it and all the sand it was a lot of weight."The safe crossing times for the causeway are published on the council's website, but Mr Mason said people often misread them."It's always going to happen," he said."You get people not wanting to get trapped on the island trying to get off and the ones who don't realise just how high the tide comes." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Drivers face Bank Holiday headache as their cars get stranded underwater in flood-hit beauty spots after high tides
Drivers have been hit by a Bank Holiday headache after their cars got carried into the sea at a Norfolk beauty spot after a spate of bad weather. At least six vehicles were left too close to the water's edge at picturesque Burnham Overy Staithe on Sunday, causing them to be submerged by the rapidly rising tide. A combination of the monthly Spring Tide, which comes around the time of the new moon, and high wind gusts meant water levels quickly began to lap up around the cars. While most visitors to the site got down to their vehicles in time to rescue them from a damp fate, two cars became stranded underwater and sailed out into the sea. At least one was later retrieved but it is believed the vehicle's engine was flooded. And they caused extra chaos as their untimely voyage coincided with a series of special Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) sailing races scheduled for the Bank Holiday weekend at nearby Brancaster Staithe. Most locals are aware of the dramatically shifting tides but some tourists mistakenly leave their cars too close to the sea as they head out to nearby scenic spots for a stroll or a pint at the pub. This leaves their vehicles at the mercy of the natural phenomenon, which was exacerbated by recent inclement weather. Two cars pictured in the sea at the beauty spot following a rising tide exacerbated by high winds It is thought that the high winds over the weekend caused an extra rise in the water level of around 40cm. More gusts are expected on Monday night, likely leading to higher tides leaving cars parked too far down the beach at risk. The RNLI has been approached for comment. Last week, southern England was hit by heavy rain following the driest start to spring in nearly six decades. Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said it was 'not out of the question that we could see a funnel cloud, maybe even a brief tornado' across parts of the south east of England. The Environment Agency (EA) previously warned of the risk of drought this summer without sustained rainfall, with millions of households told they may face restrictions on water use in the coming months. As of May 16, 80.6mm of rain had been recorded for the UK this spring, nearly 20mm less than the record low for the full season of 100.7mm set in 1852. Despite the wet weather, this Spring is on course to be the driest season of any on record, professor Ed Hawkins, the UK's principal research scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science has said. The lack of rain is expected to mean that this March, April, and May could be the first with less than 100mm on records that date back 189 years. The previous record for the driest season in the UK was in Spring 1852 which had just 100.7mm of rain. Seaside areas of Norfolk are often at risk of floods and in October swathes of the region were affected by heavy rainfall which hit East Anglia. Last year the EA confirmed that a seven-mile stretch of beach between Hunstanton and Snettisham in West Norfolk, just 12 miles from Burnham Overy Staithe, had reached a 'trigger point' of coastal erosion leaving it susceptible to flooding. In 2023, the EA threatened enforcement action against anyone caught interfering with the shingle in the area. A spokesperson said: 'It is important that property owners refrain from digging into the ridge at all and that they approach the Environment Agency if they wish to undertake works within 16m of it. 'This will help preserve the integrity of the ridge and its ability to perform as a natural flood defence.'
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Rescue team called out to three young children who got 'stuck on sand' near promenade
A WEST Cumbrian rescue team were called out to three young children who became 'stuck on the sand' whilst playing a game during the incoming tide. Maryport Rescue were called were tasked by Belfast Coastguard to reports of 3 young children in difficulty on the shore at the Promenade, yesterday, May 7 at 6:30pm. In a statement on social media, Maryport Rescue said: "Team members deployed to the area and observed the children had been stuck however managed to get free, they were playing a game of desert island as the incoming tide approaches. The Team was then stood down. "Colleagues from Maryport Coastguard Rescue Team and Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team were also in attendance."
