ILB SHOUT 18: 18-05-2024

Incident Date18-05-2024Launch Instruct22:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyHopes Nose area. Launched to assist Teignmouth lifeboat in a search for persons overboard, following a spoken “Mayday Mayday.. we’re going down”Search area Hopes Nose to Watcombe which was extended to the mouth of the Teign.Nothing found, stood down.

ALB SHOUT 18: 03-05-2024

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”

ALB SHOUT 17: 21-04-2024

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.