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.
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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”
ILB SHOUT 14: 21-05-2023
Incident Date21-05-2023Launch Instruct18:30Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyTorquay Harbour area. Launched to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
ALB SHOUT 05: 19-05-2023
Incident Date19-05-2023Launch Instruct10:32Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyEnglish Channel area. Directed to launch from Solent Coastguard at 10:32am. Mayday call from boat station sinking 8 miles East of Berry Head. Launched at 10:40am and reached location at 11:02. Boat had already sunk. Flotsam included one of the two crew. Our ALB picked him up and beganContinueContinue reading “ALB SHOUT 05: 19-05-2023”
ILB SHOUT 13: 08-05-2023
Incident Date08-05-2023Launch Instruct09:45Lifeboat UsedILB Location of CasualtyPaignton Beach area. Launched following a report of a kite surfer in trouble off Paignton pier. On arrival he was found to be fine so the ILB escorted him to the beach safe and well and returned to station.
ALB SHOUT 04: 06-05-2023
Incident Date06-05-2023Launch Instruct12:57Lifeboat UsedALB Location of CasualtyEnglish Channel area. Launched following a Mayday call from a 41 ft yacht taking part in a race around the Skerries.Water waist high through broken window in hull.Lifeboat attended, pumped out the vessel and then towed yacht back on to events pontoon.
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