Dorset Council workers arrived to repair and clean up the damage after freak waves hit Portland. Picture: Robert Hughes A CLEAN-UP operation has been underway since ‘freak waves’ battered the coast and injured HM Coastguard officers, leaving a trail of destruction behind. As previously reported, emergency services were called to the Chiswell area of Portland on Saturday, January 30 due to crashing waves which caused water and debris to run into the streets. Brandy Row was hit hard by waves and a car was washed backwards into a wall, while Portland Beach Road was closed for several hours. HM Coastguard say three members of the coastguard were injured due to being hit by a ‘large freak wave’.