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Incident Date05-06-2023Launch Instruct10:39Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Coastguard paged the station at 0930 to request a Direction Finding (DF) reading from the ALB for the source of a high power carrier wave blocking VHF Channel 16 (the radio frequency designated as an international distress frequency.)Initial readings were carried out by the available Crew atContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 06: 05-06-2023”

Incident Date19-05-2023Launch Instruct10:32Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyEnglish Channel area. Directed to launch from Solent Coastguard at 10:32am. Mayday call from boat station sinking 8 miles East of Berry Head. Launched at 10:40am and reached location at 11:02. Boat had already sunk. Flotsam included one of the two crew. Our ALB picked him up and beganContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 05: 19-05-2023”

Incident Date06-05-2023Launch Instruct12:57Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyEnglish Channel area. Launched following a Mayday call from a 41 ft yacht taking part in a race around the Skerries.Water waist high through broken window in hull.Lifeboat attended, pumped out the vessel and then towed yacht back on to events pontoon.

Incident Date22-04-2023Launch Instruct15:25Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyGoodrington area. Launched to assist Coastguard with a search for a young person at risk, last seen at Goodrington. ALB taken out due to better search capability.Searched coastline between Saltern Cove and Livermead.  Person eventually located in Exeter.

Incident Date14-04-2023Launch InstructAssembly onlyLifeboat UsedAssembly onlyLocation of CasualtyNo info No info received.

Incident Date12-03-2023Launch Instruct15:25Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBrixham Harbour. Launched to medivac an injured crew member from fishing vessel ‘William of Ladram’ to awaiting ambulance as low water made evacuation by any other means too challenging.

Incident Date07-01-2023Launch Instruct22:35Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyChurston area. Launched to search for a male that was missing.He had sent video’s to friends showing he was in the Churston area. Coastguard Rescue Teams out all around the bay. ALB searched from Fishcombe to Roudham with nothing found so returned to station and Crew stood down.

Incident Date03-12-2022Launch Instruct08:48Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBrixham harbour. Launched for a medi-vac for a trawler man that had fallen and injured his back onboard the ‘Everly Rose’.The vessel was in the harbour alongside the fuel quay, so the ALB was launched and assisted an Ambulance crew with the evacuation. He was brought back to theContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 42: 03-12-2022”

Incident Date11-11-2022Launch Instruct11:11Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorquay area. Launched to assist 27′ motorboat on rocks just outside Torquay marina with two persons on board. Before arriving on scene the boat was recovered by the Torbay Harbourmaster, so our ALB was stood down.

Incident Date08-11-2022Launch Instruct16:42Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorquay area. Tasked whilst on exercise to a report of a male the wrong side of railings at Corbyn Head.However, when Police arrived no one was there.ALB, Coastguards and Coastguard helicopter searched the area without any success.All stood down.