by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 23, 2014 | Articles
On 27 August at 10am, Shannon class lifeboatR and J Welburn launched amid choppy conditions to assist two sailors in difficulty, six miles east of Straight Point. The two sailors were making their way across Lyme Bay when they became increasingly tired during the...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 20, 2014 | Articles
From Sunday 11 May to Saturday 17 May, our crew volunteers have been training hard on our new state-of-the-art Shannon class lifeboat. Launching at 9am in the morning and recovering at approximately 6pm every day, the dedicated volunteers have learnt new drills and...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 12, 2014 | Articles
At 1.03pm on 9 May, R and J Welburn entered the Exe Estuary. Crowds of the charity’s supporters lined the seafront awaiting the first glimpse of the first Shannon class lifeboat in the South West. The arrival of the station’s new state-of-the-art lifeboat had been...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 7, 2014 | Articles
Volunteers at Exmouth RNLI are overjoyed at reaching their fundraising target of £150,000 towards the new Shannon Launch and Recovery System, just in time for the arrival of their new Shannon class lifeboat on 9 May. The appeal was launched towards the end of 2012 and...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Apr 27, 2014 | Articles
A substantial legacy in memoriam of a relative to the Captain at Spurn Point will provide the majority of the funding for Exmouth RNLI’s new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat. The legacy of Joan Welburn from East Devon, who passed away in March 2009 will help fund...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Apr 21, 2014 | Articles
A new volunteer crew member at Exmouth RNLI lifeboat station has had a vital part of their crew training funded by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. Geoff Bowen, 33, from Exmouth recently travelled to the RNLI College in Poole, Dorset, to complete the charity’s Trainee...
