Incident Date19-06-2023Launch Instruct15:46Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist with a search for a missing person in the Broadsands / Hollicombe area. During the search it was diverted to a person cut off by the tide at Corbyn Head who was picked up and landed safely ashore.ILB then returned to the search areaContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 21: 19-06-2023”
Tag Archives: sea rescue
ALB SHOUT 08: 17-06-2023
Incident Date17-06-2023Launch Instruct20:35Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to tow a broken down speedboat with four persons on board.ALB was used as the initial report was for somewhere in Torbay. No VHF and mobile phone went dead during initial call for assistance. ALB on scene at 20:55 as Coastguard had passed over the BTContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 08: 17-06-2023”
ILB SHOUT 20: 13-06-2023
Incident Date13-06-2023Launch Instruct21:38Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyMeadfoot area. Launched following a PAN broadcast to assist a 12ft speedboat with three persons on board.Towed to Torquay Harbour from off Meadfoot and placed back on berth, all safe and well.
ILB SHOUT 19: 07-06-2023
Incident Date07-06-2023Launch Instruct16:03Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBroadsands Beach area. Launched following report of two paddleboarders in difficulty approx 300m off Broadsands beach.On arrival they were fine and did not need assistance.
ILB SHOUT 18: 06-06-2023
Incident Date06-06-2023Launch Instruct12:55Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist a vulnerable male off Hollicombe Head,Arrived on scene but stood down as person assisted to safety ashore.
ALB SHOUT 07: 06-06-2023
Incident Date06-06-2023Launch Instruct08:45Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyHopes Nose area. Launched to assist male waist deep in water.ILB also attended.Teignmouth lifeboat on scene and picked the casualty off the rocks and dropped him ashore in Torquay Harbour.
ILB SHOUT 17: 06-06-2023
Incident Date06-06-2023Launch Instruct08:33Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyHopes Nose area. Launched to assist male waist deep in water.ALB also attended.Teignmouth lifeboat on scene and picked the casualty off the rocks and dropped him ashore in Torquay Harbour.
ALB SHOUT 06: 05-06-2023
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”
ILB SHOUT 16: 03-06-2023
Incident Date03-06-2023Launch Instruct12:35Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBerry Head area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
ILB SHOUT 15: 31-05-2023
Incident Date31-05-2023Launch Instruct18:56Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyBroadsands area. Launched to search for two young males who were paddle boarding off Broadsands. Both were inexperienced and when they went out of sight from their Mother, she got worried and called the Coastguards.When the ILB arrived on scene they were going ashore in the Saltern cove area,ContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 15: 31-05-2023”
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