Category Archives: Dec 2020

Incident Date03-09-2022Launch Instruct01:22Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBrixham area. Launched to assist a young vulnerable person standing on the rocks at Oxen Cove. We were notified that they had entered the water during the launch. ILB attended to the person who was clinging onto a buoy. Person was brought back to the boat house and wasContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 59: 03-09-2022”

Incident Date26-08-2022Launch Instruct01:22Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist in the search for a missing person from Hollacombe to Torquay harbour.Stood down an hour later when the person was found in the Torquay harbour area

Incident Date20-08-2022Launch Instruct15:07Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBrixham area. Launched for a medi-vac from Fishcombe Cove where a casualty had suffered an open fracture of the ankle. The ILB took her to the slipway below the yacht club and handed her over to an ambulance crew.

Incident Date16-08-2022Launch Instruct13:33Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBrixham area. Launched to to rescue a dog that had fallen down the cliff on the north side of St Mary’s Bay. The injured animal was taken onboard and reunited with its owner back at the station and taken to the vets.

Incident Date13-08-2022Launch Instruct08:24Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBrixham harbour area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.

Incident Date11-08-2022Launch Instruct00:24Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyCorbyn Head area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.

Incident Date08-08-2022Launch Instruct14:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyLivermead area. Launched following reports of two people cut off by a rising tide at south side of Livermead. The ILB located them and returned the two lads to Hollicombe beach and waiting Coastguard team.

Incident Date02-08-2022Launch Instruct17:01Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBroadsands Beach area. Launched to assist a paddle boarder that was having trouble getting back to shore at Broadsands in a brisk offshore breeze. On arrival the person had been helped ashore, the crew checked out but no assistance given.

Incident Date01-08-2022Launch Instruct23:14Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPaignton Beach area. Launched an hour later than last night to reports of a red flare sighted off Paignton pier. The crew did a search from Roundham Head down to Torquay harbour and back, nothing found.

Incident Date01-08-2022Launch Instruct08:54Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBerry Head area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.