Incident Date | 06-05-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 00:31 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Torquay area |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
Always on call to Save Lives at Sea
Incident Date | 06-05-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 00:31 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Torquay area |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
Incident Date | 05-05-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 15:12 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Paignton area |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
Incident Date | 04-05-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 16:10 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Off Paignton Beach |
Launched to assist a paddle boarder being blown offshore from Paignton Beach in a fresh N. W’ly offshore breeze.
Coastguard helicopter was nearby on exercise and airlifted person back to the beach whilst ALB was en route. Paddle board recovered by a passing vessel.
ALB stood down.
Incident Date | 02-05-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 23:45 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Brixham Harbour |
Launched to take two crew members from a trawler towed into safety by the ALB (shout 13).
ILB took them to a waiting ambulance to be checked over.
Incident Date | 02-05-2021 |
Launch Instruct | Assembly Only |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Paignton Beach area |
Crew assembled to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
Stood down before launch.
Incident Date | 02-05-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 18:05 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Lyme Bay area |
Launched to assist a 21ft fishing vessel 26 miles east of Berry Head with reported engine problems, both persons on board were very sea sick and due to the adverse weather conditions it was not safe to transfer them to the ALB so a tow was put in place.
On arrival the ILB took the persons to a waiting ambulance (shout 21).
Incident Date | 27-04-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 22:18 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Torquay area |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
Incident Date | 27-04-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 11:11 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Goodrington area |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.
Incident Date | 27-04-2021 |
Launch Instruct | tbc |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Berry Head area |
Launched to assist a tired solo yachtsman struggling to make port due to engine failure and decreasing winds for sailing.
His 34′ yacht was taken under tow into Brixham harbour
Incident Date | 23-04-2021 |
Launch Instruct | 13:25 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB/ILB |
Location of Casualty | Paignton Harbour |
Both boats launched following report of person in the water off Paignton Harbour East Quay.
Coastguards confirmed with informant that what had been seen was a post at the end of the quay.
Both boats stood down.