25/8/25 – ILB launched to assist RIB

25/8/25 – ILB launched to assist RIB

At 15.54 HM Coastguard tasked our D Class Inshore Lifeboat, George Bearman II, to an 8-metre rigid inflatable boat (rib) in difficulty off of Straight Point, following a call from a member of the public. The Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew of three launched within 6...
24/8/25 – ALB launched to assist RIB with engine failure

24/8/25 – ALB launched to assist RIB with engine failure

At 11:10am on Sunday, 24 August 2025, Exmouth RNLI was tasked to assist a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) experiencing engine trouble near Sandy Bay. The Exmouth RNLI all-weather Shannon lifeboat, 13-03 R and J Welburn, was launched promptly to the 5-metre vessel drifting...
24/8/25 – ALB launched to assist RIB with engine failure

15/8/25 – ALB launched to assist drifting speedboat

At 15.04, while returning from an excercise, the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI were tasked by H.M. Coastguard following multiple 999 calls from the public with concerns for a vessel drifting off the coast. The crew aboard the speedboat had been seen waving to attract...
24/8/25 – ALB launched to assist RIB with engine failure

14/8/25 – ALB launched to assist fishing vessel

At 11.01 HM Coastguard requested the launch of our All Weather Boat, R and J Welburn, to assist a fishing vessel of Sidmouth with a log jamming the propeller. Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat also attended and, after assessing the situation, managed to extract the log....