Tag Archives: ILB Torbay

Incident Date06-12-2024Launch Instruct12:58Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyChurston Cove area. Tasked to assist an ambulance team evacuate a vulnerable male adult from Churston Cove.An air ambulance helicopter was unable to reach the casualty, so it was decided to medi-vac the the gentleman via our in-shore Lifeboat (ILB), with a paramedic onboard and in attendance, to theContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 59: 06-12-2024”

Incident Date08-11-2024Launch Instruct02:00Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area.

Incident Date30-10-2024Launch InstructAssembly OnlyLifeboat UsedILB Location of Casualty- Stood down before launch.

Incident Date27-10-2024Launch Instruct17:54Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area.

Incident Date26-10-2024Launch Instruct09:06Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area.

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.