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Exmouth’s inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 6.15pm on 19 August following a call to the UK Coastguard from a broken down speedboat off Budleigh Salterton. Volunteers worked with Sidmouth lifeboat to tow casualties back to safety.    …Read more

Fine weather and hundreds of visitors to this year’s Exmouth lifeboat Open Day on 13 August led to a successful event. Visitors witnessed two shouts and a planned demonstration during the day.                 …Read more

Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn launched at 1.34pm on 6 August to a lone fisherman in a 21′ wooden day boat with engine failure, four miles south east of Exmouth lifeboat station.             …Read more

Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn launched at 10.08am on 18 July to assist two casualties on board a 37’ yacht which had lost all steering, 14 miles south of Seaton.                 …Read more

Crew volunteers were tasked by the UK Coastguard at 7pm on Wednesday 5 July to the aid of a broken down fishing boat nine miles south of the Exe estuary. Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn was on exercise…Read more

Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II was tasked three times on 2 July to assist a total of nine people in difficulty. The first was during a performance by Mikron Theatre Co. and whilst the BBC were filming an interview about…Read more

On 2 July at 2pm, Exmouth lifeboat station will be transformed into a theatre for the production of ‘In at the Deep End’, a performance by Mikron Theatre company to raise money for the charity that saves lives at sea.…Read more

Dedicated volunteers, Margaret Griffin and Biddy Midgley both 83, retired from duty at the Exmouth RNLI visitor experience centre on Queens Drive on 30 May.                               …Read more

On 30 May, 32 St John Ambulance Badgers from all over the West Country visited Exmouth lifeboat station as part of an activities week to celebrate 30 years of their first-aid charity.                 …Read more

An increase in the number of people enjoying the fine weather by the coast led to the UK Coastguard tasking Crew volunteers five times between Friday 26 and Saturday 27 May.                   …Read more