by Ian | Aug 6, 2025 | Shouts
At 11.44 HM Coastguard requested the launch of our ILB, George Bearman II, to assist in a search being conducted by lifeguards off Sandy Bay and Exmouth beaches for a missing 10 year old boy in the vicinity of Orcombe Point. Fortunately, by the time the lifeboat had...
by Ian | Aug 6, 2025 | Shouts
At 20.58 HM Coastguard requested the launch of our ILB, George Bearman II, in response to a sighting of an object in the water. Further details to follow...
by Ian | Aug 1, 2025 | Shouts
At 13.13 HM Coastguard requested the launch of our ILB, George Bearman II, in response to a request for support from the RNLI Lifeguard team at Budleigh Salterton. A dinghy was reported to have capsized 800 metres south east of the Budleigh lifeguard hut. Our crew...
by Ian | Jul 31, 2025 | Shouts
A routine training exercise between Teignmouth and Exmouth RNLI lifeboat crews turned into a real time rescue on Wednesday 30 July, when a local fishing vessel suffered engine failure off Long Quarry Point. Teignmouth RNLI’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat was taking part in a...
by Ian | Jul 20, 2025 | Shouts
At 14.44 HM Coastguard requested the launch of our ILB, George Bearman II, to reports of a swimmer being taken out to sea by the tide off Coryton Cove. At 14.52 HM Coastguard also requested the launch of our ALB, R and J Welburn, only for her to be stood down just as...
by Ian | Jul 20, 2025 | Shouts
At 03.22 HM Coastguard requested the launch of our ILB, George Bearman II, to reports of a vessel adrift in the estuary. They also raised the status of our ALB, R and J Welburn, to immediate readiness. Launching into 20-30 knot south-easterly winds and heavy rain,...
