Tag Archives: Torbay

Incident Date02-08-2024Launch Instruct16:50Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area.

Incident Date20-07-2024Launch Instruct22:26Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay Harbour area. Solent Coastguard paged the ILB direct due to report of a person in the water in Torquay Harbour who could not swim, the initial report was that a male was inside Torquay Harbour between Princess Pier and the Marina.ILB launched, and whilst enroute, the Coastguard advisedContinueContinue reading “ILB SHOUT 35: 20-07-2024”

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”

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”

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.

Incident Date10-07-2024Launch Instruct08:38Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police