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

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

by | Aug 16, 2025 | Shouts

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

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

by | Aug 16, 2025 | Shouts

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....
16/8/25 – ILB launched to assist police

11/8/25 – ILB launches to paddle boarder

by | Aug 12, 2025 | Shouts

At 20.31 HM Coastguard requested our D Class lifeboat, George Bearman II, to a paddle boarder ‘waving’ for help off Sandy Bay. The crew were soon on scene and quickly located the reported casualty who confirmed that they were not in difficulty.  Satisfied...
16/8/25 – ILB launched to assist police

10/8/25 – ILB launches to capsized dinghy

by | Aug 11, 2025 | Shouts

In one 24-hour period starting on Saturday 10 August 2025, Exmouth RNLI were paged three times.  The pagers first sounded at 05.24 on Saturday; again at 20.29, with the third call coming at 1.17 on Sunday morning.  On each occasion your Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew...
16/8/25 – ILB launched to assist police

7/8/25 – ILB stops exercise to aid Windsurfer

by | Aug 9, 2025 | Shouts

At 13.48 HM Coastguard requested our D Class lifeboat, George Bearman II, to assist a windsurfer. The inshore lifeboat and its volunteer crew of four were on exercise at the time on the River Exe.The exercise was halted and the crew proceeded to the reported casualty...