Incident Date20-06-2022Launch Instruct08:55Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBrixham Harbour area. Launched to assist a yacht with two persons on board, which had put out an emergency call.The casualty was drifting just out side the harbour towards the shore with engine problems.ALB took the vessel under tow to a safe mooring in Brixham.
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ALB SHOUT 15: 19-06-2022
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”
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
ALB SHOUT 13/ILB SHOUT 31: 04-06-2022
Incident Date04-06-2022Launch Instruct07:53Lifeboat UsedALB/ILB Location of CasualtyBrixham area. Both boats launched to assist a 10m yacht that had gone aground in Fishcombe Cove. Initially paged the ILB but after they investigated the ALB was launched to assist. The vessel was towed into the inner harbour as she was taking on water.
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.
ALB SHOUT 12/ILB SHOUT 28: 02-06-2022
Incident Date02-06-2022Launch Instruct16:50Lifeboat UsedALB/ILB Location of CasualtyBrixham area. Both boats launched to a capsized kayaker who was in the water and unable to get back in it.On arrival ( south side of Berry Head ) the casualty had climbed up the cliff, because of the sea conditions it was deemed safer that the Torbay CliffContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 12/ILB SHOUT 28: 02-06-2022”
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