Whilst on exercise in the River Exe on Wednesday,12 August 2026, both our inshore D-Class lifeboat, George Bearman II, and our all weather lifeboat, R & J Welburn, were diverted by H.M. Coastguard to reports of 3 swimmers struggling in the falling tide  by the NCI...

Volunteers of Exmouth RNLI heard their the pagers sounding on Tuesday 11 August at 22:20hrs to reports from H.M. Coastguard of 2 boats aground on Bull Hill sand bank in the River Exe.  Our inshore, D- class lifeboat, George Bearman II, was quickly launched into a...

Concluding another busy day for the volunteers of Exmouth RNLI, the pagers sounded again at around 19:30hrs on Saturday 1 August.  H.M. Coastguard had received a report of a canoe and 2 swimmers in difficulty at Budleigh Salterton. Our inshore, D- class lifeboat,...

On Friday 31 July, at 16:05hrs, Exmouth RNLI were tasked by H.M.Coastguard to reports of a swimmer and a paddleboarder in difficulty off Langstone Rocks between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren.  Our volunteer Launch Authority requested the immediate launch of our inshore,...

The second call of the day came for the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI  on Tuesday 28 July at 17:40hrs.  The pagers sounded following a call from a concerned member of the public for a group of paddleboarders just west of the Exe Estuary. The Exmouth RNLI volunteer...

In another busy day for the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI, we were tasked at 13:59hrs on Tuesday 28 July, to a gentleman who had fallen from the cliff path near Otter Cove between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton. Launching into a gentle onshore breeze and slight seas,...

Monday 27 July 2026 was a busy day for the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI with the  second tasking of the day from H.M. Coastguard coming in at 8.10pm.  A 999 call had been made with concerns for two teenage boys spotted on the rocks below the firing range at Sandy...

On Monday 27 July 2026 at 11.30hrs, the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to support local coastguard rescue units, Exmouth Coastguard Rescue Team and Beer Coastguard Rescue Team.  The reported casualty, a dog called Charlie, had gone over...

At 14:14hrs HM Coastguard tasked our ILB, Gerorge Bearman II, to assist in another multi-agency response to help search for two children who had become separated from their parents. Thankfully, they too were found safe and well. A long and busy day for our volunteers,...

At 04:51hrs HM Coastguard requested the launch of our ILB, Gerorge Bearman II, to assist Police with the search for a missing person along Exmouth seafront. Nearly an hour later at 05:58hrs our ALB, R and J Welburn was taskewd to assist with the search. Later joined...

At 20:47hrs HM Coastguard requested the launch of our ILB, Gerorge Bearman II, to reports of two swimmers in the water off Ladram Bay. The vessel they were on had suffered engine failure and was drifting away from the swimmers. Just two minutes later, at 20:49hrs, our...

 While on exercise HM Coastguard tasked our All Weather Lifeboat, R and J Welburn, to a 22 foot motor boat in the river.   The vessel had engine failure, caused by seaweed being drawn into the seacock. While the anchor had been deployed, it was dragging. After a full...

At 23:51hrs HM Coastguard tasked our ILB, Gerorge Bearman II, to investigate the two orange flares seen off Straight Point. Upon arrival at the scene the crew proceeded to search the area but, after a thorough search of the area nothing untoward was found and, with...

 While on exercise HM Coastguard diverted our ILB, George Bearman II, to reports of an inflatable kayak adrift in the river. 10 minutes later the ILB arrived on scene.  They proceeded to do a shoreline search along Exmouth beach as far as Belcher's Slipway and then...