At 15.04 HM Coastguard tasked our D Class, George Bearman II, to a broken down yacht with a snagged anchor in the river. The crew transported the 6 people on board to the safety of Starcross Yacht Club. The yacht was left on a mooring with the crew returning to the...
At 12.27 HM Coastguard tasked our D Class Inshore Lifeboat, George Bearman II, to assist the Coastguard Rescue Team after some clothing was found abandoned on Budleigh beach. No-one was found so the ILB was stood down and returned to the station where it was washed...
At 15.54 HM Coastguard tasked our D Class Inshore Lifeboat, George Bearman II, to an 8-metre rigid inflatable boat (rib) in difficulty off of Straight Point, following a call from a member of the public. The Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew of three launched within 6...
At 11:10am on Sunday, 24 August 2025, Exmouth RNLI was tasked to assist a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) experiencing engine trouble near Sandy Bay. The Exmouth RNLI all-weather Shannon lifeboat, 13-03 R and J Welburn, was launched promptly to the 5-metre vessel drifting...
At 04.15 HM Coastguard tasked our D Class lifeboat, George Bearman II, to assist Devon and Cornwall Police. No further details will be made available
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...
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....
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 that all was...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...