Tag Archives: RNLI

ILB SHOUT 34: 19-07-2024

Incident Date19-07-2024Launch Instruct18:49Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPreston Beach area. Alert first raised by an informant that had been watching two pairs of people about 1/2 a mile off Preston Sands and had lost sight of both groups, so the ILB was launched. Coastguard Rescue Team had made contact with the informant and reported one pairContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 34: 19-07-2024”

ILB SHOUT 33: 19-07-2024

Incident Date19-07-2024Launch Instruct16:38Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPaignton Beach area. Launched to assist an inflatable dinghy off Paignton beach with an adult and teenager calling for help in a stiff offshore breeze.Following the launch, word came through that a boat picked them up and taken them to Paignton harbour.The ILB proceeded to harbour to check allContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 33: 19-07-2024”

ILB SHOUT 32: 17-07-2024

Incident Date17-07-2024Launch Instruct21:56Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyHollicombe Beach area. Launched to rescue three persons cut off by tide at Hollicombe Beach.On arrival one person had already made it back to safely so the ILB assisted the other two off the rocks and landed back ashore and left then with a Coastguard team.

ALB SHOUT 32: 08-07-2024

Incident Date08-07-2024Launch Instruct23:00Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Salcombe, Torbay and Dart RNLI lifeboat volunteers were at sea overnight last night (8/9 July) in challenging conditions to assist in a search for a 32ft yacht with a lone sailor aboard reported to be in difficulty.The conditions were very difficult for RNLI volunteers with a threeContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 32: 08-07-2024”

ALB SHOUT 31: 06-07-2024

Incident Date06-07-2024Launch Instruct15:10Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Whilst transferring casualties in Torquay Harbour (shout #30), Solent Coastguard requested assistance with a report of an inflatable dinghy off Preston Beach with three persons (believed to be one adult & two children, with no buoyancy aids), in difficulty. ALB immediately departed Torquay for that location butContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 31: 06-07-2024”

ALB SHOUT 30: 06-07-2024

Incident Date06-07-2024Launch Instruct13:47Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Advised by Solent Coastguard of a report involving two paddleboarders in difficulty off Preston Sands, plus reports off three persons in two inflatable kayaks, with one of the kayaks deflating, out of the water on Thatcher Rock.In view of the strong offshore winds, the decision was takenContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 30: 06-07-2024”

ALB SHOUT 29: 30-06-2024

Incident Date30-06-2024Launch Instruct16:37Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBerry Head area. Paged by Falmouth Coastguard to assist ILB already on shout to assist a young person that had fallen at Berry Head.The casualty was taken onboard the ALB and received casualty care from the Crew for numerous injuries.The casualty was handed over to an Ambulance crew atContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 29: 30-06-2024”

ILB SHOUT 29: 30-06-2024

Incident Date30-06-2024Launch Instruct15:45Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBerry Head area. Paged by Falmouth Coastguard to assist a young person that had fallen at Berry Head.ILB was launched within ten minutes and at that time had no information about the casualty.Due to seriousness of casualty, ALB was then launched for their shout 29.ILB back on station 17:10