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Incident Date24-05-2024Launch Instruct14:29Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched following a ‘PANPAN’ call that a vessel was taking on water eight miles East of Berry Head.ALB slipped moorings and en route. Vessel was continuing passage so ALB Crewman transferred across. Tow connected and the leak was located as a cooling hose the had comeContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 21: 24-05-2024”

Incident Date23-05-2024Launch Instruct18:44Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched following a report of red flare seen from Torquay seafront.Again NCI at Daddyhole Plain had visual on the casualty and assisted with directing ALB. Further information received that the casualty was 40’ French yacht with two persons on board, limited English speaking, with engine problems offContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 20: 23-05-2024”

Incident Date22-05-2024Launch Instruct15:41Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot area. ALB* was on exercise in the bay and received a call from Solent Coastguard on VHF directly.It concerned an inflatable between Meadfoot beach and Thatcher Rock apparently struggling to paddle back to Meadfoot Beach.On approach two men were paddling and making their way to Meadfoot beach andContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 19: 22-05-2024”

Incident Date03-05-2024Launch Instruct19:11Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot area. Solent Coastguard reported that a fishing boat was broken down and drifting towards rocks off Meadfoot . Because they couldn’t tell what the vessel was or its size they were instructed to page the ALB. Further details revealed it was a Fletcher speedboat that was fishing soContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 18: 03-05-2024”

Incident Date21-04-2024Launch Instruct09:25Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTor Bay area. Solent CG advised phone call received from 10m vessel, broken down approx. 6.7 miles x 122° from Berry Head, three persons on board, no VHF/AIS, requesting assistance.ALB launched and commenced towing vessel to Brixham.Vessel brought safely alongside Events Pontoon in Brixham.

Incident Date19-04-2024Launch Instruct10:05Lifeboat UsedALB/ILBLocation of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Both boats launched yesterday after a report from Solent Coastguard that an emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) was going off 350m east of Brixham breakwater.After an extensive search nothing untoward was found and both boats were stood down.

Incident Date15-04-2024Launch Instruct13:30Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police

Incident Date16-05-2024Launch Instruct21:34Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched at request of Solent Coastguard to assist a fishing vessel in trouble.Exmouth ALB & Rescue Helo 187 were also tasked.Crew members transferred to our ALB and returned safely to Brixham.

Incident Date15-05-2024Launch Instruct03:45Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched to assist a trawler that had lost all power 14.5 miles SE of Berry Head.Vessel safely towed back to harbour.

Incident Date14-05-2024Launch Instruct12:50Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. After completing an exercise with Dartmouth 85 RIB and Froward Point NCI lookout, the ALB was just heading back into the Bay, rounding Berry Head, when tasked directly to assist a trawler where a crew member was having an asthma attack. Returned to area off Scabbacombe HeadContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 12: 14-04-2024”