by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jun 17, 2012 | Articles
Contractors installed a number of solar panels to the roof of Exmouth RNLI boathouse on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 June. This addition to the building on Queens Drive has increased the number of ways Exmouth RNLI are working with renewable sources to keep running costs...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jun 10, 2012 | Articles
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were launched on Friday 8 June when a man living on a boat up the river called for help after being taken ill. The team responded in the inshore lifeboat, transferring the sailor to shore for medical treatment. The man, who it’s believed lives...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 27, 2012 | Articles
A hot, sunny day in Exmouth has kept the RNLI lifeboat volunteers in the town busy on Saturday 26 May. In a space of four hours the crew of the D class inshore lifeboat attended to ten incidents. The emergencies alone illustrate the commitment of the station’s...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 25, 2012 | Articles
On Monday 21 May, Exmouth RNLI Volunteer Crewman David Preece visited Little Otters in East Budleigh to talk to the children about beach safety and the work of the lifeboats. David explained how the children should get help in an emergency on the beach and how to spot...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 22, 2012 | Articles
Exmouth RNLI Deputy Coxswain Steve Hockings-Thompson was scheduled to take over the Olympic Torch in Torbay at 5.06pm on Sunday 20 May. With only three minutes to go, his crewmates’ pagers sounded indicating the imminent launch of the Exmouth inshore lifeboat, George...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 21, 2012 | Articles
The Exmouth all weather lifeboat Margaret Jean was launched at 5.30am on Saturday 19 May to continue the search for missing Weymouth fishing vessel Purbeck Isle. On Sunday 20 May the inshore lifeboat was tasked to rescue members of the public stuck in the estuary mud....