Saving Lives.....
Everytime we get ‘paged’, we go………
In an emergency at the coast, call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.
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When someone dials 999 and the Coastguard determines that a lifeboat is needed, they contact our station’s Launch Authority. If the launch is approved, our volunteer crew are paged and immediately drop everything to respond. This is what we call a ‘shout.’
We’ve compiled a list of all the lifeboat shouts so far this year, with as much detail as currently available. Entries are listed in reverse chronological order, so the most recent shout appears first.
Some reports are more detailed than others, and we’ll update them should more information become available.
To keep things clear and easy to browse, each shout includes:
- A photo of the lifeboat involved
- Time and date of the launch
- A report of the incident, once all details have been confirmed
The final number represents the times we were paged but did not launch (DNL).
This can happen for a variety of reasons — for example, if a potential casualty self-recovers. In these cases, our crew still arrive at the station, but are stood down before either of our lifeboats enter the water
2026
ALB
ILB
TOTAL
DNL
30/10/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 09.23hrs to a kayaker off Starcross
23/10/26 – ALB tasked by HM Coastguard at 18.33hrs to assist in a multi agency search for a person in the water off Torbay
23/10/26 – Both boats tasked by HM Coastguard at 15.14hrs to search for a person in the water off Dawlish
15/10/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 09.50hrs to a windsurfer
14/10/26 -ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 17.26hrs to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
12/10/26 -ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 16.12hrs to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
11/10/26 – ILB launched at 21:27hrs to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
27/9/26 – ILB launched at 13:47hrs to a Jet Ski with engine problems
26/9/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 09:42hrs to a vessel in difficulty in the Estuary
12/9/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 23:50hrs to Jet Ski aground near Starcross
7/9/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 19:53hrs to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
7/9/26 – ALB tasked by HM Coastguard at 08:44hrs
Launch History from 2011
| Year | ALB | ILB | Total | DNL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 23 |
| 2024 | 27 | 79 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 32 | 78 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 25 | 62 | 87 | |
| 2021 | 18 | 45 | 63 | |
| 2020 | 27 | 52 | 79 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 63 | 78 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 60 | 73 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 67 | 81 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 60 | 73 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 45 | 57 | |
| 2014 | 16 | 57 | 73 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 58 | 65 | |
| 2012 | 15 | 45 | 60 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 57 | 71 |
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The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. But we couldn’t save lives without you. It’s your kindness that gives our lifeboat volunteers everything they need to launch to the rescue. You are behind every family reunited, every child educated, and every tragedy prevented.
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