The volunteer crew at Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station had a busy afternoon today, Saturday 8th August 2020, when they were tasked to two assignments within a short time of each other. The first call for assistance came at 14:16hrs after a request from HM Coastguard to...
The volunteer crew at Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station had a busy afternoon today, Saturday 1st August 2020, when they were tasked to two assignments within an hour of each other. The first emergency was at 14:13hrs following a request from HM Coastguard to attend a...
The Exmouth RNLI Events Team have taken the difficult decision to cancel this years annual Fireworks display due to take place at the Exmouth Rugby Club & Recreation Ground on 5th November 2020. Last year’s display was the first to be organised by our Exmouth...
At 14:50 hrs today, Friday 17 July 2020 Exmouth RNLI’s temporary Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D was requested to launch by H.M. Coastguard following a report of a jet skier in difficulty off Red Rock, Dawlish Warren. The lifeboat was launched a few moments later by...
At 17:11 hrs today, Saturday 20 June 2020 Exmouth RNLI’s temporary Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D was requested to launch by H.M. Coastguard following reports of two paddle boarders in difficulties on the River Exe off Exmouth Railway Station. Assisted by volunteer...
At 20:45 hrs today, Tuesday 16 June 2020 Exmouth RNLI’s temporary Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D was requested to launch by H.M. Coastguard following reports of a rigid inflatable boat with three people on board having broken down off Straight Point, Exmouth. Assisted...
A new book, published just yesterday, describes in detail no less than eleven true accounts of individual real live rescues by volunteer RNLI crews across the UK and one such assignment features an incredible rescue by courageous Exmouth RNLI volunteers in 2011. The...
At 21:04 hrs today, Friday 05 June 2020 Exmouth RNLI’s temporary Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D was requested to launch by H.M. Coastguard following reports of a private fishing boat in distress off Straight Point, Exmouth. The lifeboat was launched at 21:10hrs and...
At 15:04 hrs today Sunday 31 May 2020 Exmouth RNLI temporary Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D was launched following a report of a 25 year old female kitesurfer in difficulties on Pole Sands, off Exmouth Seafront. The RNLI Volunteer Crew were : Head Launcher : John...
At about 13:00 hrs today Saturday 30 May 2020, Exmouth RNLI temporary Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D was launched following a report by Exmouth National Coastwatch Institute concerning two men adrift in an inflatable rowing boat. The two men were observed by Exmouth...
At 12:17 hrs today, Thursday 28 May 2020 both Exmouth’s RNLI temporary lifeboats, the Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D and All Weather Lifeboat 13-33 Bridie O’Shea were requested to launch by H.M. Coastguard following reports of a swimmer who had reportedly disappeared...
At 17:11 hrs today, Monday 25 May 2020 Exmouth’s RNLI temporary lifeboats, the Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D and All Weather Lifeboat 13-33 Bridie O’Shea were alerted by H.M. Coastguard following multiple reports of a swimmer in difficulties off the beach at...
At 21:42 hrs yesterday, Saturday 23 May 2020 Exmouth’s RNLI temporary lifeboats, the Inshore Lifeboat D-755 Peggy D and All Weather Lifeboat 13-33 Bridie O’Shea were alerted by H.M. Coastguard to a report of a rowing boat in difficulty on the River Exe. Following the...
At 16:29 hrs today Monday 4 May 2020 Exmouth RNLI All Weather Lifeboat 13-33 Bridie O’Shea was launched following a request by H.M. Coastguard after an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) had been activated in the area. The lifeboat launched at 16:51hrs...
At 15:46hrs today, Saturday 25 April 2020 Exmouth’s RNLI temporary All Weather Lifeboat 13-33 Bridie O’Shea was alerted by H.M. Coastguard to a report of a missing diver four miles off the coast of Seatown, Dorset. Following the alert the Lifeboat was launched shortly...