Always on call to Save Lives at Sea
| Incident Date | 02-08-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 17:01 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Broadsands Beach area. |
Launched to assist a paddle boarder that was having trouble getting back to shore at Broadsands in a brisk offshore breeze.
On arrival the person had been helped ashore, the crew checked out but no assistance given.
| Incident Date | 01-08-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 23:14 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Paignton Beach area. |
Launched an hour later than last night to reports of a red flare sighted off Paignton pier. The crew did a search from Roundham Head down to Torquay harbour and back, nothing found.
| Incident Date | 01-08-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 08:54 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Berry Head area. |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
| Incident Date | 31-07-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 22:15 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Roundham area. |
Launched to do a coastline search around Roundham Head after several sightings of a red flare coming down were reported.
Stood down after Coastguards found the canister on fire on Institution Cove.
| Incident Date | 29-07-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 03:07 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Torquay Harbour area.. |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
| Incident Date | 27-07-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 08:10 |
| Lifeboat Used | ALB/ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Torbay area. |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police combined with other rescue services.
| Incident Date | 26-07-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 09:37 |
| Lifeboat Used | ALB |
| Location of Casualty | Paignton Beach area. |
Launched to to assist a 30ft yacht with four persons on board which was taking on water near Paignton pier.
On arrival three people were taken off onto the ALB, one ALB crewman with the salvage pump joined the remaining person and the yacht was pumped out whilst being towed by the ALB to Torquay.
The three people on the ALB were landed unharmed in Torquay harbour and the Torquay harbour launch took over the tow of the yacht into the harbour where the ALB crewman and pump were picked up.
| Incident Date | 24-07-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 18:40 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Off Paignton beach. |
Launched following reports of a windsurfer in difficulty north of Paignton Pier.
On arrival the person stated he was fine and not in trouble so the ILB returned to station.
| Incident Date | 24-07-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 13:35 |
| Lifeboat Used | ILB |
| Location of Casualty | Torquay area. |
Launched to assist two people in a broken down speedboat which had gone aground at Beacon Cove.
The ILB picked the two people up and landed them unharmed at Torquay harbour
The Torquay harbour launch towed the speedboat to Torquay harbour.
| Incident Date | 25-07-2022 |
| Launch Instruct | 11:50 |
| Lifeboat Used | ALB |
| Location of Casualty | Torbay area. |
Launched to Medi Vac a trawler man who had sustained a shoulder injury by falling on the deck, back to the station.
They took two Paramedics with them as it was not possible to get aboard the trawler from the shore.
Torbay Lifeboats