Incident Date | 13-05-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 18:00 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Torbay area. |
Launched to assist with search for missing person.
Stood down after reaching endurance – ALB assisted with search.
Person found elsewhere.

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Incident Date | 13-05-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 18:00 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Torbay area. |
Launched to assist with search for missing person.
Stood down after reaching endurance – ALB assisted with search.
Person found elsewhere.
Incident Date | 01-05-2022 |
Launch Instruct | Assembly Only |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Torbay area |
Tasked to search for an inshore fishing vessel overdue, however as Crew assembled, the vessel was reported safe and all Crew stood down.
Incident Date | 26-04-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 12:34 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Torquay Harbour area. |
Launched to assist an 11m yacht stuck on the weather buoy off Torquay.
The vessel was released by the ALB, then towed into Torquay harbour and handed over to the harbour and marina team who moored her up.
Incident Date | 20-04-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 10:06 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Livermead area. |
Launched following concerns for a swimmer wearing a black hat, possibly in difficulty.
Despite a search by Coastguards and ILB, the only item found like the described casualty turn out to be a black Dan boy.
Deemed a false alarm with good intent.
Incident Date | 18-04-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 14:25 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Lyme Bay area |
Launched assist a 29ft motor boat that was disabled approximately 1 mile SE of Thatcher Rock with two people on board.
The vessel was towed back to Brixham marina and assisted onto her berth by the RNLI boarding vessel.
Incident Date | 16-04-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 20:38 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Livermead Beach area. |
Launched following concerns regarding a paddle boarder in reducing visibility.
Thorough search of area found nothing, stood down.
Incident Date | 16-04-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 16:25 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Goodrington South Sands / Oyster Cove area. |
Stood down after casualty was deemed to be safely ashore
Incident Date | 13-04-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 22:22 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Torbay area. |
Stood down shortly after launch
Incident Date | 30-03-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 20:47 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Torbay area. |
Launched to assist a 7m yacht off Torquay Harbour with one crew member who was very confused.
Yacht was requested to anchor off Torquay where the ILB attended and put a crew member on board to help navigate the yacht into Torquay Harbour where Coastguards were awaiting to secure the vessel.
Incident Date | 29-03-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 11:23 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Hollicombe Beach area. |
Launched to assist person in water.
Assistance given by others before ILB arrived on scene.