Author Archives: Derek Hore

Incident Date 16-04-2022 Launch Instruct 20:38 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty Livermead Beach area. Launched following concerns regarding a paddle boarder in reducing visibility.Thorough search of area found nothing, stood down.

Incident Date 16-04-2022 Launch Instruct 16:25 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty Goodrington South Sands / Oyster Cove area. Stood down after casualty was deemed to be safely ashore

Incident Date 13-04-2022 Launch Instruct 22:22 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty Torbay area. Stood down shortly after launch

Incident Date 30-03-2022 Launch Instruct 20:47 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty Torbay area. Launched to assist a 7m yacht off Torquay Harbour with one crew member who was very confused.Yacht was requested to anchor off Torquay where the ILB attended and put a crew member on board to help navigate the yacht into TorquayContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 16 : 30-03-2022”

Incident Date 29-03-2022 Launch Instruct 11:23 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty Hollicombe Beach area. Launched to assist person in water.Assistance given by others before ILB arrived on scene.

Incident Date 27-03-2022 Launch Instruct 10:36 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty Natural Arch, Torquay. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.

Incident Date 23-03-2022 Launch Instruct 18:25 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty London Bridge/Torquay area. Launched following a 999 call.ILB stood down once the casualty was proved to be in safe hands.

Incident Date 19-03-2022 Launch Instruct 09:36 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty Fishcombe Cove area. Launched following report of a possible person in the sea.Following a search nothing untoward was found and the ILB was stood down.

Incident Date 18-03-2022 Launch Instruct 13:38 Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty Meadfoot Beach area. Launched to assist swimmer.Stood by until the person was beached and in the hands of the Coastguards.

Incident Date 08-03-2022 Launch Instruct Assembly Only Lifeboat Used ILB Location of Casualty – Requested to come to readiness following reports of person in the sea off Livermead.Situation resolved by Devon and Cornwall Police, launch cancelled and crew stood down.