Tag Archives: ALB Torbay

Incident Date 23-05-2022 Launch Instruct 16:00 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB Location of Casualty Roundham Head area. Both boats launched to assist recovery of casualty falling from height into the water.Coastguard helicopter and Air Ambulance both on scene very quickly as both in the vicinity.Casualty had some serious leg injuries and the ILB transferred him to PaigntonContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 09/ILB SHOUT 24: 23-05-2022”

Incident Date 02-01-2022 Launch Instruct 21:42 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB (+ relief ALB) Location of Casualty Paignton Beach area. Both boats launched following reports of multiple casualties off Paignton pier, also joined by relief ALB in the search. Coastguard helicopter and medical helicopter also in attendance plus multiple shore based teams.Nothing found after multiple search patternsContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 01/ILB SHOUT 02: 02-01-2022”

Incident Date 05-12-2021 Launch Instruct 22:38 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB Location of Casualty Torbay area Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police

Incident Date 14-07-2021 Launch Instruct 00:27 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB Location of Casualty Off Torquay Seafront ILB launched following reports of a person in distress in the water off Torquay Seafront. Although the casualty was in telephone communication with the Coastguard there was some confusion as to their exact location, which was causing concern, so itContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 25/ILB SHOUT 42: 14-07-2021”

Incident Date 24-06-2021 Launch Instruct 11:00 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB Location of Casualty Meadfoot 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 inContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 20/ILB SHOUT 39: 24-06-2021”

Incident Date 06-06-2021 Launch Instruct 21:00 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB Location of Casualty Berry Head area Both boats launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.

Incident Date 06-06-2021 Launch Instruct 19:15 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB Location of Casualty Hope 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 andContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 17/ILB SHOUT 33: 06-06-2021”

Incident Date 08-05-2021 Launch Instruct 15:00 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB Location of Casualty Berry Head area Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.

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.

Incident Date 08-04-2021 Launch Instruct 20:35 Lifeboat Used ALB/ILB Location of Casualty Broadsands area Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police.