Tag Archives: #allweatherlifeboat

Incident Date12-03-2023Launch Instruct15:25Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBrixham Harbour. Launched to medivac an injured crew member from fishing vessel ‘William of Ladram’ to awaiting ambulance as low water made evacuation by any other means too challenging.

Incident Date07-01-2023Launch Instruct22:35Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyChurston area. Launched to search for a male that was missing.He had sent video’s to friends showing he was in the Churston area. Coastguard Rescue Teams out all around the bay. ALB searched from Fishcombe to Roudham with nothing found so returned to station and Crew stood down.

Incident Date03-12-2022Launch Instruct08:48Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBrixham harbour. Launched for a medi-vac for a trawler man that had fallen and injured his back onboard the ‘Everly Rose’.The vessel was in the harbour alongside the fuel quay, so the ALB was launched and assisted an Ambulance crew with the evacuation. He was brought back to theContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 42: 03-12-2022”

Incident Date11-11-2022Launch Instruct11:11Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorquay area. Launched to assist 27′ motorboat on rocks just outside Torquay marina with two persons on board. Before arriving on scene the boat was recovered by the Torbay Harbourmaster, so our ALB was stood down.

Incident Date08-11-2022Launch Instruct16:42Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorquay area. Tasked whilst on exercise to a report of a male the wrong side of railings at Corbyn Head.However, when Police arrived no one was there.ALB, Coastguards and Coastguard helicopter searched the area without any success.All stood down.

Incident Date07-11-2022Launch Instruct20:00Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to Redgate Beach where a 52 year old person had fallen onto the beach. The Lifeboat collected the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and two Coastguards at the Carey Arms and then landed them and some of the crew at Redgate beach using the Y-boat. TheyContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 39: 07-11-2022”

Incident Date04-11-2022Launch Instruct16:00Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched to assist a fisherman with breathing problems 21 miles south east of Berry Head.The Coastguard helicopter also attended but they were unsure if they could operate a winch to the trawler because of the fishing gear on deck so the plan was for the ALBContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 38: 04-11-2022”

Incident Date03-11-2022Launch Instruct18:22Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBabbacombe area. Launched to assist search for a vulnerable missing person, thought to be in the Babbacombe area during very bad weather.Missing person found at home, ALB stood down.

Incident Date27-10-2022Launch Instruct16:40Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyCorbyn Head area. Whilst out on a towing exercise with the ‘Dart Princess’, our ALB was contacted directly by the Coastguard to proceed to the south side of Corbyn Head where a child was stuck on a slope on the coastline. We arrived on the scene at 4:40pm. Although heContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 36: 27-10-2022”

Incident Date12-10-2022Launch Instruct13:56Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched to to assist a 21ft sailing vessel 16 miles south east off Berry Head with a broken rudder.Crew on board was a father and son but the father was severely sea sick. Yacht located and a crew member put on board to assist in settingContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 35: 12-10-2022”