Tag Archives: Torbay

Incident Date15-05-2024Launch Instruct03:45Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyLyme Bay area. Launched to assist a trawler that had lost all power 14.5 miles SE of Berry Head.Vessel safely towed back to harbour.

Incident Date14-05-2024Launch Instruct12:50Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. After completing an exercise with Dartmouth 85 RIB and Froward Point NCI lookout, the ALB was just heading back into the Bay, rounding Berry Head, when tasked directly to assist a trawler where a crew member was having an asthma attack. Returned to area off Scabbacombe HeadContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 12: 14-04-2024”

Incident Date12-05-2024Launch Instruct12:50Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Launched to assist a 12m yacht ‘Dream Alice’ with two persons on board, which was caught up on the weather buoy about a mile outside Torquay marina. The yacht was taken under tow by the Torquay Harbour launch ‘Oscar 4’, heading upwind to help bring the buoyContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 11: 12-04-2024”

Incident Date07-04-2024Launch Instruct15:55Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyCorbyn Head area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police

Incident Date26-03-2024Launch Instruct15:35Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBrixham harbour area. Tasked whilst already on exercise to assist a broken down sailing vessel just 200m off the end of Brixham breakwater. The yacht with one person on board was successfully towed back into Brixham harbour and put alongside the pontoon.

Incident Date23-03-2024Launch Instruct17:05Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyTorbay area. Paged by Solent Coastguard following multiple reports of a windsurfer on their own and possibly in trouble between Thatcher Rock and Orestone. The ALB launched and headed west of Orestone in what was WNW force 6.Windsurfer was spotted 1.4 miles west of Hopes Nose after what heContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 08: 23-03-2024”

Incident Date17-03-2024Launch Instruct10:05Lifeboat UsedALB/ILBLocation of CasualtyBerry Head area. Coastguard paged at 10.05 to assist a person that had fallen on rocks to the south side of Goodrington and was unable to move with an incoming tide. ALB on exercise at Seven Quarries so the ‘Y’ boat was launched to assist along with the ILB.Person wasContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 7/ILB SHOUT 9: 17-03-2024”

Incident Date08-03-2024Launch Instruct20:40Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyBerry Head area. Launched to assist in search for a missing person.