Tag Archives: ILB Torbay

Incident Date19-10-2024Launch Instruct05:43Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Alerted after two persons were reported seen in the water off Paignton Pier at 05:32am on Saturday 19th October.Crew assembled, went to immediate readiness, and then to launch 05:43am.Both persons exited the water as the ILB approached, were stopped by Coastguards on the beach and transferred toContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 55: 19-10-2024”

Incident Date17-10-2024Launch Instruct12:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Solent Coastguard issued Torbay Lifeboat station a ‘tasking’ request at 12.34pm on Thursday 17th October – to conduct a shoreline search from Paignton Pier to Meadfoot beach for the ILB and a patterned search of the Bay for the ALB.A Coastguard Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter, ‘HeloContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 54: 17-10-2024”

Incident Date16-10-2024Launch Instruct22:42Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyCorbyn Head area.

Incident Date12-10-2024Launch Instruct08:30Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot Beach area. Launched following a number of 999 calls reporting a kayak seen to be in trouble off Meadfoot beach. A person appeared to have capsized into the water 30 metres into the sea and was struggling to get back aboard. On the way there, we were radioedContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 52: 12-10-2024”

Incident Date10-10-2024Launch Instruct08:48Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBerry Head area. Launched to support a police-led Search-And-Rescue incident at Berry Head. We provided assistance, returning to station at 10.35am.

Incident Date03-10-2024Launch Instruct12:53 Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyGoodrington area.

Incident Date02-10-2024Launch Instruct18:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyGoodrington area.

Incident Date09-09-2024Launch Instruct22:18Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPaignton Beach area.

Incident Date06-09-2024Launch Instruct22:44Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyGoodrington area. Shout from Solent Coastguard for an immediate launch of our D-Class In shore Lifeboat (ILB) to assist Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) attending to a reported distressed non-swimmer in the water on the north side of Goodrington sands. At 11.02pm, CRT informed us the casualty was safely outContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 47: 06-09-2024”

Incident Date22-08-2024Launch Instruct21:07Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPaignton area. HM Coastguard requested Torbay RNLI assist a 3.5-metre RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) that had broken down between Paignton and Brixham and was drifting out to sea.Our In-shore Lifeboat (ILB) launched at 9:07pm and located the RIB by 9.15pm. Given the situation and potential danger of leaving theContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 46: 22-08-2024”