ALB SHOUT 20/ILB SHOUT 39: 24-06-2021

Incident Date24-06-2021Launch Instruct11:00 Lifeboat UsedALB/ILB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot Beach area Both boats launched to stand off an incident where a vehicle had left the road and gone down the rocks above Meadfoot beach huts.Police/ Fire and HMCG also in attendance, and they recovered the injured person who was assessed in an ambulance prior to makingContinue reading "ALB SHOUT 20/ILB SHOUT 39: 24-06-2021"

ILB SHOUT 38 : 15-06-2021

Incident Date15-06-2021Launch Instruct22:52Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyGoodrington. Launched following the report of an object in the water off Goodrington North Sands. Coastguards on the scene following a 999 call.ILB identified the object as a log and took it ashore to the safe keeping of the Coastguards.A false alarm with good intent.

ILB SHOUT 37: 13-06-2021

Incident Date13-06-2021Launch Instruct10:16Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyThatcher Point area. Launched to search area around Thatcher Point for a person ashore or in the water following the discovery of a kayak that appeared to have been washed ashore at Thatcher Point. After much investigation and a shoreline search of the area nothing untoward was found andContinue reading "ILB SHOUT 37: 13-06-2021"

ILB SHOUT 36: 12-06-2021

Incident Date12-06-2021Launch Instruct14:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay area. Launched to attend area of rocks off the Imperial Hotel where a person was showing signs of possible secondary drowning after exiting the water.Casualty was eventually airlifted to hospital by Coastguard rescue helicopter and ILB stood down.

ALB SHOUT 19: 11-06-2021

Incident Date11-06-2021Launch Instruct18:17Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area Launched to to medivac a male from a 35’ yacht 18 miles east of Berry Head.Two crew assisted to sail yacht back to Brixham whilst ALB took the male to Torquay harbour where an ambulance attended and took the casualty to hospital.

ALB SHOUT 17/ILB SHOUT 33: 06-06-2021

Incident Date06-06-2021Launch Instruct19:15Lifeboat UsedALB/ILB Location of CasualtyHope Nose area Both boats launched following the report of a jet ski with nobody aboard drifting 0.5 mile north of Hopes Nose, Teignmouth B class boat also attended.After a lengthy search a jet ski with one person on board was located and it was confirmed that it wasContinue reading "ALB SHOUT 17/ILB SHOUT 33: 06-06-2021"

ILB SHOUT 32: 04-06-2021

Incident Date04-06-2021Launch Instruct15:05Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyGoodrington Beach area. Launched following report of a pink inflatable approximately one mile off Goodrington beach.Due to S. W'ly wind direction, force 3, cruise ships also asked to search from their positions.Area searched by ILB and one inflatable found, returned to beach where first informant could not be found.ExtensiveContinue reading "ILB SHOUT 32: 04-06-2021"