Incident Date20-08-2024Launch Instruct12:27Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBreakwater Beach area. A member of the public approached our RNLI fundraisers at the Lifeboat Station to report that a person appeared to be in trouble, struggling in the water approximately 200 metres off Breakwater Beach, near “an orange buoy”. Our ILB Crew and attendant Deputy Launch Authority (DLA)ContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 43: 20-08-2024”
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ILB SHOUT 42: 20-08-2024
Incident Date20-08-2024Launch Instruct11:06Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPaignton Beach area. Solent Coastguard paged and radioed Torbay Lifeboat station following a report of two young children on paddleboard off Paignton Beach [Preston end] with their mother in the water trying to recover them. ILB went straight to launch at 11.06am.Upon arriving at the scene, our volunteer CrewContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 42: 20-08-2024”
ILB SHOUT 41: 13-08-2024
Incident Date13-08-2024Launch Instruct22:54Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area.
ILB SHOUT 40: 12-08-2024
Incident Date12-08-2024Launch Instruct13:35Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Our volunteers launched our In-shore Lifeboat (ILB) at 1.35pm , tasked by HM Coastguard to go to the help of two female teenagers who were spotted perched on rubber rings being blown out to sea by an off-shore wind at Goodrington.One of the two girls could swim,ContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 40: 12-08-2024”
ALB SHOUT 38: 11-08-2024
Incident Date11-08-2024Launch Instruct17:05Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Our All-weather Lifeboat (ALB) launched yesterday, Sunday 11th August, at 5.05pm to assist an injured person who had fallen badly aboard a 10m sailing yacht which was approximately 10 nautical miles east of Berry Head.HM Coastguard also tasked a rescue helicopter in case urgent evacuation ofContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 38: 11-08-2024”
ALB SHOUT 37: 05-08-2024
Incident Date05-08-2024Launch Instruct23:46Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorquay Harbour area.
ALB SHOUT 36/ILB SHOUT 39: 04-08-2024
Incident Date04-08-2024Launch Instruct21:27Lifeboat UsedALB/ILBLocation of CasualtyTorbay area.
ILB SHOUT 38: 02-08-2024
Incident Date02-08-2024Launch Instruct16:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area.
ALB/ILB (AO): 01-08-2024
Incident Date01-08-2024Launch Instruct13:37Lifeboat UsedALB/ILBLocation of Casualty-
ALB SHOUT 35: 28-07-2024
Incident Date28-07-2024Launch Instruct14:30Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtySt Mary’s Bay.
