by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Feb 12, 2013 | Articles
Portland coastguard tasked inshore lifeboat, George Bearman at 10.50am on 12 February to search for a vulnerable man reported missing in the early hours of 11 February. The search was stood down after a sighting by a member of the public, a canoeist at 1pm today. The...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jan 29, 2013 | Articles
RNLI lifeboat crews from Torbay, Exmouth and Teignmouth launched in gale force winds and rain on Monday evening (28 January) to assist in a major search for a lone fisherman who was overdue returning to Brixham harbour. The alarm was raised at around 7pm when the 19ft...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jan 28, 2013 | Articles
Exmouth RNLI will feature on the BBC Two programme Great British Railway Journeys on Friday 1 February at 6.30pm. Television crew and presenter Michael Portillo joined the charity’s volunteers for filming on what turned out to be an extraordinary day for the Exmouth...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jan 21, 2013 | Articles
On 20 January, six members of the Exmouth RNLI lifeboat volunteer crew cycled around the Exe estuary to raise money for the launch and recovery vehicle for their new Shannon-class lifeboat, due by early 2014. The team comprising an airline pilot, a life coach, a...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jan 14, 2013 | Articles
Volunteer crew members from Exmouth and Torbay lifeboat stations launched overnight to a tug that had been holed and was taking on water. (Author: Colin Bower, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Torbay) At around 9.30 pm on Sunday 13 January a major incident sparked...
