Incident Date | 23-03-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 18:25 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | London Bridge/Torquay area. |
Launched following a 999 call.
ILB stood down once the casualty was proved to be in safe hands.

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Incident Date | 23-03-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 18:25 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | London Bridge/Torquay area. |
Launched following a 999 call.
ILB stood down once the casualty was proved to be in safe hands.
Incident Date | 19-03-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 09:36 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Fishcombe Cove area. |
Launched following report of a possible person in the sea.
Following a search nothing untoward was found and the ILB was stood down.
Incident Date | 18-03-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 13:38 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Meadfoot Beach area. |
Launched to assist swimmer.
Stood by until the person was beached and in the hands of the Coastguards.
Incident Date | 08-03-2022 |
Launch Instruct | Assembly Only |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | – |
Requested to come to readiness following reports of person in the sea off Livermead.
Situation resolved by Devon and Cornwall Police, launch cancelled and crew stood down.
Incident Date | 07-03-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 17:53 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Oddicombe/Torquay Harbour area |
Launched to assist with search for a missing person.
Casualty turned up at home.
Incident Date | 04-02-2022 |
Launch Instruct | Assembly Only |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | – |
Requested to come to immediate readiness at 04:09.
The Crew stood by but were stood down at 04:45 without launching.
Incident Date | 20-02-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 02:52 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Torre Abbey Sands area. |
Launched following reports of a person that had entered the water a couple of times at Torre Abbey sands.
On arrival the person was in the hands of the Coastguards and the ILB was stood down.
Incident Date | 12-02-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 17:00 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Brixham area |
Launched to search the area from Brixham yacht club around to Fishcombe after clothing and a dry-bag where found on rocks.
Nothing was discovered after the search and the crew were stood down.
Incident Date | 12-02-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 13:50 |
Lifeboat Used | ALB |
Location of Casualty | Lyme Bay area |
Launched to assist an 11 metre yacht that had broken steerage and was four miles east of Berry Head.
The vessel was taken under tow to Brixham marina’s visitors pontoon with five persons onboard.
Incident Date | 04-02-2022 |
Launch Instruct | 21:17 |
Lifeboat Used | ILB |
Location of Casualty | Paignton Harbour area |
Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.