Category Archives: Dec 2020

Incident Date23-03-2024Launch Instruct12:40Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBrixham Harbour area. Launched to assist two kayakers in the mouth of Brixham harbour.One had capsized and having difficulties getting back in. ILB launched and recovered them to the yacht club slipway.

Incident Date07-03-2024Launch InstructAssembly OnlyLifeboat UsedILB Location of Casualty- Stood down before launch as Police had attended.

Incident Date05-03-2024Launch Instruct22:40Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police but stood down six minutes later when half-way across the bay.

Incident Date01-03-2024Launch Instruct27:25Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyThree Beaches area. Solent Coastguard requested ILB to assist with a male, who had gone to retrieve his German Shepherd dog that had gone over the cliff, and was now cut off by the tide at Armchair Rock, Goodrington. ILB launched and recovered male & injured dog, taken toContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 07: 01-03-2024”

Incident Date28-02-2024Launch Instruct09:58Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to a concerned owner, whose dog had gone over the cliff at Armchair Rock, Three Beaches.Arrived on scene and the dog was 3/4 the way up the cliff on a ledge, but as there had been a rock/slate fall it was deemed unsafe for our crewContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 06: 28-02-2024”

Incident Date24-02-2024Launch Instruct22:25Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay Harbour area. Launched at request of Solent Coastguard following several reports from public of seeing a red flare in the Princess Pier area, and requested both boats investigate.Both boats conducted search of area from Livermead to Imperial Ledge, whilst Coastguard Rescue Team searched shoreline. Excellent viisibility with aContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 05: 24-02-2024”

Incident Date12-02-2024Launch Instruct17:15Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay Harbour. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.

Incident Date30-01-2024Launch Instruct23:18Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.

Incident Date06-01-2024Launch Instruct08:12Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to search for a possible missing person, initially in Torquay Harbour, but then a bay coastal search, assisted by Coastguard Helicopter.Both stood down at 10.30 without any successful detection of the casualty.Searches continued ashore.

Incident Date04-01-2024Launch Instruct04:15Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorre Abbey Sands. Launched to reports of a vulnerable person entering the water at Torre Abbey Sands. The ILB arrived on scene. Further requests to launch ALB were received but not acted upon as the vulnerable person was reported to have attended Torbay hospital. This was deemed to beContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 01: 04-01-2024”