Incident Date19-06-2022Launch Instruct09:00Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyScabbacombe area. Launched to assist Dartmouth’s two lifeboats that had rescued two kayakers, one of which was suffering badly from the cold, and up to four others missing off Scabbacombe. The ALB took the two casualties to Dartmouth, meanwhile the other kayakers were located on the rocks, three wereContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 15: 19-06-2022”
Category Archives: Jan 2021
ALB SHOUT 14: 18-06-2022
Incident Date18-06-2022Launch Instruct18:30Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyRoundham Head area. Launched to attend four jet skis (PWC) towing a fifth jet ski approx 0.5 mile off Roundham Head and making very slow progress. Once on scene the jet skiers stated they were happy and proceeded under their own power to Torquay. The ALB stood down.
ILB SHOUT 34 : 14-06-2022
Incident Date14-06-2022Launch Instruct18:45Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyGoodrington area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
ILB SHOUT 33 : 10-06-2022
Incident Date10-06-2022Launch Instruct00:00Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay Harbour area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
ILB SHOUT 32 : 08-06-2022
Incident Date08-06-2022Launch Instruct19:36Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBroadsands Beach area. Launched following a report of somebody shouting for help in the Broadsands area. Coastguards searched the shoreline between Elberry Cove and Oyster Cove and the ILB searched the same area.After an extensive search nothing was found and all units were stood down
ILB SHOUT 30 : 03-06-2022
Incident Date03-06-2022Launch Instruct15:11Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBrixham area. Launched to assist a casualty that had fallen off rocks onto Ladybird Cove. HEMS (helicopter emergency medical service) were on scene.ILB stood by for a medi-vac (medical evacuation) but not used .
ILB SHOUT 29 : 03-06-2022
Incident Date03-06-2022Launch Instruct01:30Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
ILB SHOUT 27 : 29-05-2022
Incident Date29-05-2022Launch Instruct21:34Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist broken down rib 0.5 miles off Livermead with no VHF. ILB launched and rib towed to Torquay .
ILB SHOUT 26 : 29-05-2022
Incident Date29-05-2022Launch Instruct17:56Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyFishcombe Cove. Launched to carry out a medi-vac for a casualty who had broken her ankle in Fishcombe Cove. The crew got her onboard and took her to the slipway at Astra Zenica where they were met by an ambulance.
ALB SHOUT 11: 27-05-2022
Incident Date27-05-2022Launch Instruct19:10Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched after a request from the Coastguards to search after a ‘pan pan’ had been received.The coastguard helicopter had been following a search pattern but was called away to a medevac.The ALB continued the search pattern but nothing was found and the ALB was stood down.
Torbay Lifeboats 