ALB SHOUT 19: 22-05-2024

Incident Date22-05-2024Launch Instruct15:41Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot area. ALB* was on exercise in the bay and received a call from Solent Coastguard on VHF directly.It concerned an inflatable between Meadfoot beach and Thatcher Rock apparently struggling to paddle back to Meadfoot Beach.On approach two men were paddling and making their way to Meadfoot beach andContinue reading "ALB SHOUT 19: 22-05-2024"

ILB SHOUT 18: 18-05-2024

Incident Date18-05-2024Launch Instruct22:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyHopes Nose area. Launched to assist Teignmouth lifeboat in a search for persons overboard, following a spoken "Mayday Mayday.. we’re going down”Search area Hopes Nose to Watcombe which was extended to the mouth of the Teign.Nothing found, stood down.

ALB SHOUT 18: 03-05-2024

Incident Date03-05-2024Launch Instruct19:11Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot area. Solent Coastguard reported that a fishing boat was broken down and drifting towards rocks off Meadfoot . Because they couldn’t tell what the vessel was or its size they were instructed to page the ALB. Further details revealed it was a Fletcher speedboat that was fishing soContinue reading "ALB SHOUT 18: 03-05-2024"