by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 22, 2013 | Articles
Brixham coastguard tasked the Exmouth’s all-weather lifeboat, Margaret Jean at 1.48pm on 21 May. A fishing boat with fuel blockage was adrift 17 miles south east of Straight Point with two men aboard. Six crew volunteers with Mechanic, ‘Tommo’ Thompson and Coxswain,...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 19, 2013 | Articles
Invited guests who attended an event at Exmouth lifeboat station on Thursday 16 May had the opportunity to see the RNLI crew volunteers in operation. The 15 guests had visited the station as part of a ‘Special Visitors Day’ to hear about pledging money to the charity...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 7, 2013 | Articles
A total of three rescues and a four hour training session kept Exmouth RNLI crew volunteers busy over the May Day bank holiday. The weekend started with scheduled training exercises on both the inshore and all-weather lifeboats. 2012 saw an influx of volunteer...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Apr 23, 2013 | Articles
Exmouth resident, Michael Griffin held a James Bond-style party at the Exmouth Pavilion on Saturday 20 April. Both volunteer Deputy Coxswains from Exmouth RNLI were invited to help raise money towards their latest appeal. When Michael started planning his 60th...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Apr 18, 2013 | Articles
Exmouth RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, George Bearman was tasked by Brixham coastguard at 1pm on 17 April. The charity’s Coxswain, Tim Mock called the coastguard to initiate the launch when he spotted the windsurfer in difficulty by Maer Rocks. The casualty, a resident of...