Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue three people on yachts within nine hours

Exmouth RNLI

Both Exmouth lifeboats were called out over the weekend of 1 and 2 June, both to assist yachts with mechanical difficulties. All three casualties were wearing lifejackets and suitably equipped. None needed casualty care. Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched…

31May

Fundraising coffee morning raises over £600 for Exmouth RNLI

Exmouth RNLI

On 30 May, Exmouth RNLI volunteers ran a successful coffee morning at the Public Hall in Budleigh Salterton. £623.44 was raised in two and a half hours with the RNLI merchandise stall taking an extra £140.05.

09May

Exmouth RNLI volunteers, Marina staff and local residents urge water users to Respect the Water

Exmouth RNLI

Last month, signs were installed on Exmouth Marina swing bridge, promoting the charity that saves lives at sea’s safety campaign. Sailors leaving the Marina will be reminded to wear a lifejacket and a kill cord, at all times. Concerned Exmouth…

22Apr

Warm Easter weather keeps Exmouth RNLI volunteers busy

Exmouth RNLI

Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched on Saturday 20 April at 2.07pm. A 65-year-old woman was suffering hip injuries at Dawlish Warren and needed pain relief urgently. Shore crew volunteers also attended a lady with chest pains, at the time…

15Apr

Exmouth RNLI recruiting additional volunteers after a successful 2018

Exmouth RNLI

Last week, the charity that saves lives at sea published statistics from 2018. Exmouth lifeboats launched a total of 73 times on service, assisted 53 people and saved three lives. The sixth busiest station in the south west is recruiting…

07Apr

Both Exmouth lifeboats launch on service as boat jumble sale starts

Exmouth RNLI

On the morning of 7 April, Solent Coastguard tasked both lifeboats to search for a missing person in the river Exe, near Imperial Recreation ground. Inshore D class lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 9.17am and Shannon class lifeboat R…

26Feb

Exmouth RNLI rescue two ladies in the river Exe, cut off by the tide, in the dark

Exmouth RNLI

Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 7.11pm on 25 February, following a call to the Coastguard from two ladies stranded on a sandbank in the river Exe, with an incoming tide. Searching near Exmouth railway station with heat-seeking equipment,…

06Feb

Exmouth volunteers played a role in multi-agency tasking to rescue man with possible leg injury

Exmouth RNLI

Exmouth’s inshore lifeboat launched at 2.24pm on 6 February to assist Exmouth and Beer Coastguard Rescue teams on Rodney Bay beach. A 73 year old man needed medical assistance at a location inaccessible by ambulance. Three Exmouth RNLI Crew volunteers…

24Dec

Exmouth RNLI Crew volunteers rescue Ted the dog, after fall

Exmouth RNLI

Exmouth’s D class inshore lifeboat launched at 4.14pm on 23 December, following a 999 call concerning a dog fallen into the water at Red Rock, Dawlish Warren. Within six minutes Crew volunteers were on scene. In a notable swell, rising…

22Dec

Exmouth lifeboat family carols begin with a Mayday call for help

Exmouth RNLI

As guests were arriving for lifeboat carols at station on 21 December, Exmouth’s inshore lifeboat was tasked following the transmission of a weak Mayday call for help, somewhere in west Lyme Bay. The D class lifeboat launched at 5.39pm and…

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