Always on call to Save Lives at Sea
| Incident Date | 16-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 21:57 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Brixham fish quay |
Launched to assist a fisherman off a fishing vessel moored on the Fish Quay, with a broken ankle.
He was taken on board the ILB as the tide was too low to evacuate him on to the quay and then taken to the Lifeboat Station. Once safely ashore at the Lifeboat Station he was transferred to hospital via private transport.
| Incident Date | 15-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 12:57 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Off Goodrington beach |
Launched to assist paddle-boarder stuck in the water 1/2 mile off Goodrington beach.
The casualty was exhausted, had swallowed some water and could not get back onto his board so was taken to back to the beach and handed over to the Torbay Coastguard Rescue Team whilst waiting for an ambulance.
| Incident Date | 14-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 21:48 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Corbyn Head area |
Launched following reports of a red flare seen in the area off Corbyn Head.
Arriving on scene it was established by the Torbay Coastguard Rescue Team that the flare had been fired from the land.
| Incident Date | 13-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 20:35 |
| Lifeboat Used | ALB |
| Location of Casualty | Hollicombe beach/Torquay area |
Launched in conjunction with the ILB to assist Torbay Coastguards following reports of three red flare sightings.
A thorough search of the area proved fruitless and it was concluded the flares had been fired from the shore so both boats were stood down.
| Incident Date | 13-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 20:35 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Hollicombe beach/Torquay area |
Launched in conjunction with the ALB to assist Torbay Coastguards following reports of three red flare sightings.
A thorough search of the area proved fruitless and it was concluded the flares had been fired from the shore so both boats were stood down.
| Incident Date | 11-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 17:10 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Meadfoot beach area |
Launched in conjunction with the ALB to assist Torbay Coastguards with the evacuation of an injured person from rocks at Meadfoot beach.
| Incident Date | 11-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 17:10 |
| Lifeboat Used | ALB |
| Location of Casualty | Meadfoot beach area |
Launched in conjunction with the ILB to assist Torbay Coastguards with the evacuation of an injured person from rocks at Meadfoot beach.
| Incident Date | 07-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 16:12 |
| Lifeboat Used | ALB |
| Location of Casualty | Torbay area |
Launched to assist with the search for two overdue divers.
Divers were seen back on the surface and after a debrief with the crew they were escorted back to their dive boat and then on to Brixham harbour..
| Incident Date | 07-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 16:12 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Torbay area |
Launched to assist with the search for two overdue divers.
Divers were seen back on the surface and after a debrief with the crew they were escorted back to their dive boat and then on to Brixham harbour.
| Incident Date | 01-10-2021 |
| Launch Instruct | 00:10 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Brixham Harbour area |
Launched following reports of a person/ persons in Brixham harbour.
Arrived on scene to find casualty had been assisted ashore by others.
