by Ian | Oct 5, 2025 | Shouts
At 09:15hrs, HM Coastguard requested the launch of both boats to a report of a missing swimmer off Budleigh. The all-weather Shannon lifeboat, R and J Welburn, and the D-class inshore lifeboat, George Bearman II, were launched swiftly in slight seas and north-westerly...
by Ian | Oct 4, 2025 | Shouts
At 15:03hrs, HM Coastguard requested the immediate launch of Exmouth RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, George Bearman II, to reports of a person in the water and needing help. Fortunately, three ILB crew members were already at the lifeboat station when the pagers sounded, and...
by Ian | Oct 3, 2025 | Shouts
At 18:22hrs, Exmouth RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, George Bearman II, was launched to assist Devon and Cornwall police. Details to follow ...
by Ian | Sep 8, 2025 | Shouts
At 18:21hrs, Exmouth RNLI’s inshore lifeboat, George Bearman II, was launched directly by H.M. Coastguard to reports of two persons in the water near the rocks below Straight Point in Sandy Bay. The crew of three aboard the D-class lifeboat made best speed to the...
by Ian | Aug 25, 2025 | Shouts
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...