Category Archives: Jan 2021

Incident Date03-05-2024Launch Instruct19:11Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot area. Solent Coastguard reported that a fishing boat was broken down and drifting towards rocks off Meadfoot . Because they couldn’t tell what the vessel was or its size they were instructed to page the ALB. Further details revealed it was a Fletcher speedboat that was fishing soContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 18: 03-05-2024”

Incident Date21-04-2024Launch Instruct09:25Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTor Bay area. Solent CG advised phone call received from 10m vessel, broken down approx. 6.7 miles x 122° from Berry Head, three persons on board, no VHF/AIS, requesting assistance.ALB launched and commenced towing vessel to Brixham.Vessel brought safely alongside Events Pontoon in Brixham.

Incident Date19-04-2024Launch Instruct10:05Lifeboat UsedALB/ILBLocation of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Both boats launched yesterday after a report from Solent Coastguard that an emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) was going off 350m east of Brixham breakwater.After an extensive search nothing untoward was found and both boats were stood down.

Incident Date15-04-2024Launch Instruct13:30Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police

Incident Date16-05-2024Launch Instruct21:34Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched at request of Solent Coastguard to assist a fishing vessel in trouble.Exmouth ALB & Rescue Helo 187 were also tasked.Crew members transferred to our ALB and returned safely to Brixham.

Incident Date15-05-2024Launch Instruct03:45Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched to assist a trawler that had lost all power 14.5 miles SE of Berry Head.Vessel safely towed back to harbour.

Incident Date14-05-2024Launch Instruct12:50Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. After completing an exercise with Dartmouth 85 RIB and Froward Point NCI lookout, the ALB was just heading back into the Bay, rounding Berry Head, when tasked directly to assist a trawler where a crew member was having an asthma attack. Returned to area off Scabbacombe HeadContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 12: 14-04-2024”

Incident Date12-05-2024Launch Instruct12:50Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist a 12m yacht ‘Dream Alice’ with two persons on board, which was caught up on the weather buoy about a mile outside Torquay marina. The yacht was taken under tow by the Torquay Harbour launch ‘Oscar 4’, heading upwind to help bring the buoyContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 11: 12-04-2024”

Incident Date07-04-2024Launch Instruct15:55Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyCorbyn Head area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police

Incident Date26-03-2024Launch Instruct15:35Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBrixham harbour area. Tasked whilst already on exercise to assist a broken down sailing vessel just 200m off the end of Brixham breakwater. The yacht with one person on board was successfully towed back into Brixham harbour and put alongside the pontoon.