Tag Archives: Torbay

ALB SHOUT 10/ILB SHOUT 25: 24-06-2023

Incident Date24-06-2023Launch Instruct04:35Lifeboat UsedALB/ILBLocation of CasualtyMeadfoot Beach area. Both boats launched following reports of cries for help as the sea mist surrounded Meadfoot beach. First informer was near the cafe above the beach so calls could have come from the Thunder hole area and she remembered seeing two vessels before mist closed in. The decisionContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 10/ILB SHOUT 25: 24-06-2023”

ILB SHOUT 23: 20-06-2023

Incident Date20-06-2023Launch Instruct19:59Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay Harbour Launched following a direct page from Solent Coastguard in response to a call from Police that a male was in/under the water in the harbour outside The Harvester pub in Torquay.Stood down as casualty had been rescued by others. 

ALB SHOUT 09: 19-06-2023

Incident Date19-06-2023Launch Instruct23:20Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyCorbyn Head area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police with search for vulnerable person … and ILB with gearbox problems.ILB crew transferred to Y-boat and ALB took ILB in tow to continue with search.Meanwhile Solent Coastgurd advised that the Coastguard Rescue Team were looking for other vulnerable personsContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 09: 19-06-2023”

ILB SHOUT 21: 19-06-2023

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”

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”