Category Archives: Dec 2020

Incident Date17-07-2024Launch Instruct21:56Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyHollicombe Beach area. Launched to rescue three persons cut off by tide at Hollicombe Beach.On arrival one person had already made it back to safely so the ILB assisted the other two off the rocks and landed back ashore and left then with a Coastguard team.

Incident Date10-07-2024Launch Instruct08:38Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police

Incident Date05-07-2024Launch Instruct01:08Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay Harbour area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police

Incident Date30-06-2024Launch Instruct15:45Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBerry Head area. Paged by Falmouth Coastguard to assist a young person that had fallen at Berry Head.ILB was launched within ten minutes and at that time had no information about the casualty.Due to seriousness of casualty, ALB was then launched for their shout 29.ILB back on station 17:10

Incident Date22-06-2024Launch Instruct17:29Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBrixham area. As the Crew were putting the ILB back in the boathouse following shout #27, a member of the public made some of the Crew aware that two people on a paddle board without life jackets were struggling off Breakwater beachIt was decided to do a self launchContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 28: 22-06-2024”

Incident Date22-06-2024Launch Instruct16:35Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBrixham area. Paged by Falmouth Coastguard to assist a paddle boarder who was off St Mary’s beach and struggling to get back to shore in a brisk offshore breeze. ILB arrived on scene to find the casualty back on the beach, all ok and wearing a life jacket.

Incident Date22-06-2024Launch Instruct06:30Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPaignton Beach area. Launched to assist an intoxicated person swimming at the sea end of Paignton Pier. Recovered the person who had managed to get onto one of the cross ties at water level. Person was handed over to Ambulance personnel as they were cold and had suffered cutsContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 26: 22-06-2024”

Incident Date16-06-2024Launch Instruct15:36Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBroadsands Beach area. Launched following reports that youngsters were shouting for help off Broadsands on paddle boards/inflatablesILB located two young casualties towards Goodrington in distress, took them ashore and handed over to Coastguard and parents, one was cold and upset.Then returned to collect two paddleboards and returned them toContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 25: 16-06-2024”

Incident Date16-06-2024Launch Instruct14:00Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPaignton Pier area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police

Incident Date15-06-2024Launch Instruct19:35Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist three persons on 3.5mtr RIB broken down off Livermead, it had been drifting for over half hour. First informants spotted the boat from beach and reported to Coastguards.ILB on the scene at 19.46 and after checking the casualties, took the RIB under tow toContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 23: 15-06-2024”