Category Archives: shouts

Incident Date30-06-2021Launch Instruct00:38Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyCorbyn Head area Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.

Incident Date27-06-2021Launch Instruct14:34Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyEnglish Channel area Launched to assist a French trawler with an engine room fire 37 miles south east of Berry Head; Salcombe ALB also launched to the same incident.On arrival there were two helicopters on scene. Three firefighters and one rescue swimmer were lowered from the French helicopter toContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 21: 27-06-2021”

Incident Date26-06-2021Launch Instruct13:42Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyAnstey’s Cove, Torquay Launched to assist a Coasteerer that had fallen and was reported to be in the water at Anstey’s Cove.Teignmouth B class lifeboat also launched.On arrival it was found that some friends that were with the casualty had managed to recover him to the beach, where heContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 40 : 26-06-2021”

Incident Date17-06-2021Launch InstructAssembly OnlyLifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot Beach area. Requested to assist Devon and Cornwall Police. Stood down before the launch was carried out.

Incident Date15-06-2021Launch Instruct22:52Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyGoodrington. Launched following the report of an object in the water off Goodrington North Sands. Coastguards on the scene following a 999 call.ILB identified the object as a log and took it ashore to the safe keeping of the Coastguards.A false alarm with good intent.

Incident Date13-06-2021Launch Instruct10:16Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyThatcher Point area. Launched to search area around Thatcher Point for a person ashore or in the water following the discovery of a kayak that appeared to have been washed ashore at Thatcher Point. After much investigation and a shoreline search of the area nothing untoward was found andContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 37: 13-06-2021”

Incident Date12-06-2021Launch Instruct14:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay area. Launched to attend area of rocks off the Imperial Hotel where a person was showing signs of possible secondary drowning after exiting the water.Casualty was eventually airlifted to hospital by Coastguard rescue helicopter and ILB stood down.

Incident Date11-06-2021Launch Instruct18:17Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area Launched to to medivac a male from a 35’ yacht 18 miles east of Berry Head.Two crew assisted to sail yacht back to Brixham whilst ALB took the male to Torquay harbour where an ambulance attended and took the casualty to hospital.